Gene expression, glutathione status, and indicators of hepatic oxidative stress in laughing gull (Larus atricilla) hatchlings exposed to methylmercury

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2588-2596

  Jenko, Kathryn ^a,b   Karouna Renier, Natalie K ^a   Hoffman, David J ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Larus atricilla; Laughing gull; Methylmercury; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AVIAN SPECIES; CELLULAR RESPIRATION; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GENOMIC CHANGES; GENOMIC RESPONSE; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONES; IN-CONTROL; IRON TRANSPORT; LARUS ATRICILLA; LAUGHING GULL; METHYL MERCURY; MOLECULAR EFFECT; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; OXIDATIVE STATUS; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFHYDRYL; SUPPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION;

AMINO ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TOXICITY;

PEPTIDES;

CYTOCHROME C1; CYTOCHROME C2; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSFERRIN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOCHROME; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HORMONE; METHYLMERCURY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEABIRD; YOUNG POPULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; LARUS ATRICILLA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; FOOD CHAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OVUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RNA, MESSENGER; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

AVES; LARUS ATRICILLA; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84867727047     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1985     Document Type: Article

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