Reference genes for qPCR assays in toxic metal and salinity stress in two flatworm model organisms

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 475-484

  Plusquin, Michelle ^a   DeGheselle, Olivier ^a   Cuypers, Ann ^a   Geerdens, Ellen ^a   Roten, Andromeda Van ^a   Artois, Tom ^a   Smeets, Karen ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Ecotoxicogenomics; Flatworm; geNorm; Macrostomum lignano; Normalisation; NormFinder; qPCR; Salinity; Schmidtea mediterrane

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; METAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLATWORM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; PHYLOGENETICS;

ACTB GENE; ARTICLE; CK2 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COX4 GENE; CYS GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GM2AP GENE; HSP90 GENE; MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PLSCR1 GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RPL13 GENE; SALT STRESS; TOXICOGENETICS; TUBB GENE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SALINITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

MACROSTOMUM LIGNANO; METAZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHMIDTEA; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, ESSENTIAL; METALS; PLATYHELMINTHS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84861664929     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0809-8     Document Type: Article

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