The characterisation of the behaviour and gill toxicity of CdS/CdTe quantum dots in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

International Journal of Biomedical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-69

  Louis, S ^a   Gagne F ^a   Auclair, J ^a   Turcotte, P ^a   Gagnon, C ^a   Emond C ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

heat shock proteins; labile cadmium; metallothioneins; nanoparticles; QDs; quantum dots; size distribution; ubiquitin conjugates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955432988     PISSN: 17560799     EISSN: 17560802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBNN.2010.034125     Document Type: Article

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