Optimization and application of glutamate cysteine ligase measurement in wildlife species

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 572-578

  Wu, Hongmei ^a,b   White, Collin C ^c   Isanhart, John P ^a   McBride, Tobias J ^a   Kavanagh, Terrance J ^c   Hooper, Michael J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer mouse; Glutamate cysteine ligase; Glutathione; Mallard duck; Metals

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; RODENT; WATERFOWL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEROMYSCUS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUCKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; METALS; MICE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RATTUS;

EID: 54949112895     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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