Assessment of locomotion behavioral defects induced by acute toxicity from heavy metal exposure in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1132-1137

  WANG, Dayong ^a,b   XING, Xiaojuan ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acute exposure; C. elegans; heavy metal; locomotion behavior

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; TOXICITY;

ACUTE EXPOSURE; C. ELEGANS; HEAVY METAL; LOCOMOTION BEHAVIOR; METAL EXPOSURE;

METAL TESTING;

HEAVY METAL;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; LOCOMOTION; NEMATODE; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; METALS, HEAVY; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 51549113783     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62160-9     Document Type: Article

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