Stress proteins as a suitable biomarker of environmental pollution

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-295

  Ghotbi Kohan, K ^a   Morgan, W A ^b  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio monitoring; Biomarker; Ecotoxicology; Environmental pollution; Stress protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROTEIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42449152061     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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