Pre-treatment with mild metal exposure suppresses the neurotoxicity on locomotion behavior induced by the subsequent severe metal exposure in Caenorhabditis elegans

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-464

  Wang, Dayong ^a   Xing, Xiaojuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Caenorhabditis elegans; Locomotion behavior; Metal exposure; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 16; LEAD NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMICAL STRESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 70349451566     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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