Reference gene selection for qPCR in mussel, Mytilus edulis, during gametogenesis and exogenous estrogen exposure

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2728-2733

  Cubero Leon, Elena ^a   Ciocan, Corina M ^a   Minier, Christophe ^b   Rotchell, Jeanette M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Mytilus edulis; Normalization; Real time PCR; Reference genes; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SOFTWARE; TOXICOLOGY;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84871715337     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0772-9     Document Type: Article

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