Revelations from the nematode caenorhabditis elegans on the complex interplay of metal toxicological mechanisms

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Aschner, Michael ^a,b   Martinez Finley, Ebany J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARRIER PROTEIN; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; METHYLMERCURY; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; URANIUM; ZINC;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DETOXIFICATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 80053497782     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/895236     Document Type: Review

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