Expression of metallothionein cDNA in a freshwater crab, Sinopotamon yangtsekiense, exposed to cadmium

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-258

  Gao, AiBao ^a,b   Wang, Lan ^a   Yuan, Hui ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinzhong University   (China)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cadmium; Metallothionein; Real time quantitative PCR; Sinopotamon yangtsekiense

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA ACTIN GENE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GILL; HEART; HEPATOPANCREAS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; METALLOTHIONEIN GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINOPOTAMON YANGTSEKIENSE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRACHYURA; CADMIUM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GILLS; HEPATOPANCREAS; METALLOTHIONEIN; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SINOPOTAMON YANGTSEKIENSE;

EID: 84857035576     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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