Influence of nitrate and nitrite on thyroid hormone responsive and stress-associated gene expression in cultured rana catesbeiana tadpole tail fin tissue

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Hinther, Ashley ^a   Edwards, Thea M ^b   Guillette, Louis J ^c   Helbing, Caren C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

C fin; Frog; Metamorphosis; Nitrate; Nitrite; Organ culture assay; Quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 84876053677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00051     Document Type: Article

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