Modulation in the mRNA expression of ecdysone receptor gene in aquatic midge, Chironomus riparius upon exposure to nonylphenol and silver nanoparticles

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-106

  Nair, Prakash M Gopalakrishnan ^a   Choi, Jinhee ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C. riparius, 454 Pyrosequencing; Ecdysone receptor; Gene expression; Nonylphenol; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NONYLPHENOL; NUCLEOTIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR GENE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DATABASE; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECDYSONE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHENOLS; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, STEROID; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SILVER;

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA;

EID: 84455202522     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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