Cadmium sensitivity, uptake, subcellular distribution and thiol induction in a marine diatom: Exposure to cadmium

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-386

  Wang, Meng Jiao ^a   Wang, Wen Xiong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Marine diatom; Phytochelatin; Sensitivity; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; PHYTOCHELATIN; THIOL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IC 50; KINETICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; DIATOMS; GLUTATHIONE; PHYTOCHELATINS; PLANT PROTEINS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; THALASSIOSIRA NORDENSKIOELDII;

EID: 78650134493     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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