Effects of cadmium exposure and intermittent anoxia on nitric oxide metabolism in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-444

  Ivanina, A V ^a   Eilers, S ^a   Kurochkin, I O ^a   Chung, J S ^b   Techa, S ^b   Piontkivska, H ^c   Sokolov, E P ^d   Sokolova, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia, cadmium; Evolution; Expression; Intertidal mollusks; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POLYAMINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GILL; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OYSTER; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CELL RESPIRATION; CRASSOSTREA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GILLS; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYAMINES; RNA, MESSENGER; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 75649114904     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038059     Document Type: Article

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