Toxicity evaluation in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans after chronic metal exposure

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Shen, Lulu ^a   Xiao, Jing ^a   Ye, Huayue ^a   Wang, Dayong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Chronic toxicity; Fraction of dead animals; Heavy metal; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SILVER; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GFP GENE; HSP16.2 GENE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 67349205916     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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