Cadmium bioaccumulation and metallothionein induction in the liver of the antarctic teleost trematomus bernacchii during an on-site short-term exposure to the metal via seawater

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 617-640

  Illuminati, S ^a   Truzzi, C ^a   Annibaldi, A ^a   Migliarini, B ^a   Carnevali, O ^a   Scarponi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Metallothioneins; Trematomus bernacchii; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BIOINDICATOR; CD CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE ANODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; IN-CONTROL; METAL DETERMINATION; METALLOTHIONEINS; REAL-TIME PCR; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; EXPERIMENTS; LIVER; SEAWATER; STRIPPING (DYES); TELLURIC PROSPECTING; VOLTAMMETRY;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; PERCIFORM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RNA; SEAWATER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

TELEOSTEI; TREMATOMUS BERNACCHII;

EID: 77949369253     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240902902349     Document Type: Article

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