Ecotoxicological investigation of CeO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles on the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using gene expression, growth, fertility, and survival as endpoints

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Roh, Ji Yeon ^a   Park, Young Kwon ^a   Park, Kwangsik ^b   Choi, Jinhee ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; CeO2; Cyp35a2; Ecotoxicity; Fertility; Nanoparticles; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CERIUM OXIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 35A2; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOIL; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77951622089     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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