Nickel sulfate induces numerous defects in Caenorhabditis elegans that can also be transferred to progeny

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-592

  Wang, Dayong ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior; C. elegans; Nickel exposure; Phenotypic; Toxicosis; Transferable

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DEFECTS; NICKEL;

NICKEL EXPOSURE; PHENOTYPIC; TOXICOSIS;

TOXICITY;

NICKEL SULFATE;

NEMATODE; NICKEL; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SULFATE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GENES, HELMINTH; NICKEL; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; TERATOGENS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 38849085929     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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