Molecular toxicity of earthworms induced by cadmium contaminated soil and biomarkers screening

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1504-1510

  Mo, Xiaohui ^a   Qiao, Yuhui ^a   Sun, Zhenjun ^a   Sun, Xiaofei ^a   Li, Yang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Earthworm; Genes expression; Low dose; Molecular toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; ARTIFICIAL SOILS; CALRETICULIN; CONTAMINATED SOILS; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FETIDA; GENES EXPRESSION; HIGH DOSE; INCUBATION PERIODS; LOW DOSE; METALLOTHIONEINS; NATURAL SOILS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; REAL-TIME PCR;

CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; PEPTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANNETOCIN; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPEPTIDE; HORMONE; METALLOTHIONEIN; RNA;

BIOMARKER; CADMIUM; EARTHWORM; GENE EXPRESSION; METALLOTHIONEIN; PEPTIDE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OLIGOCHAETA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTANT; SYNTHESIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; CALRETICULIN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INVERTEBRATE HORMONES; METALLOTHIONEIN; OLIGOCHAETA; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84864999095     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)60957-1     Document Type: Article

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