Thiol peptides induction in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum (Banks ex König) in response to cadmium exposure

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-19

  Alvarez Legorreta, Teresa ^a   Mendoza Cozatl, David ^b   Moreno Sanchez, Rafael ^b   Gold Bouchot, Gerardo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Phytochelatins; Sea grass; Thalassia testudinum; Thiol peptides

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CYSTEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHELATIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE; TRACE METAL;

AA LAVA; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; PEPTIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SHOOT; THIOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SYNTHESIS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROCHARITACEAE; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 38149004811     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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