Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans daf-16 mutant to assess the lifespan toxicity of prolonged exposure to ecotoxic agents

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 796-804

  Kurauchi, Masaru ^a   Morise, Hisashi ^a   Eki, Toshihiko ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Daf 16 mutant; Ecotoxic compounds; Ecotoxicity test; Lifespan assay

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE; DETERGENT; DICHLORVOS; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MUTANT PROTEIN; PENTADECAFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DAF 16; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 70350230381     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.796     Document Type: Article

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