Cadmium-induced teratogenicity in lizard embryos: Correlation with metallothionein gene expression

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-127

  Simoniello, Palma ^a   Motta, Chiara Maria ^a   Scudiero, Rosaria ^a   Trinchella, Francesca ^a   Filosa, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Lizard embryo; Metallothionein expression; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LIZARD; MESENCEPHALON; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOMITE; SURVIVAL; TERATOGENICITY;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 78649701854     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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