Expression analysis of type 2 metallothionein gene in mangrove species (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) under heavy metal stress

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1026-1029

  Huang, Guo Yong ^a   Wang, You Shao ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper; Lead; Metallothioneins; Reverse transcription; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; METAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION; ZINC;

BRUGUIERA GYMNORRHIZA; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE; METALLOTHIONEINS; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR; REGULATION PATTERN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN II; RNA 18S; ZINC;

COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGROVE; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRESS; SEEDLING;

BRUGUIERA GYMNORHIZA;

EID: 71749116610     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.073     Document Type: Article

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