Identification and expression of differentially expressed genes in clam Venerupis philippinarum in response to environmental pollutant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 445, Issue , 2013, Pages 166-173

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Pan, Luqing ^a   Tao, Yanxia ^a   Tian, Shuangmei ^a   Hu, Yanyan ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Differentially expressed genes; Hexabromocyclododecane; Molecular biomarkers; Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH); Venerupis philippinarum

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 84878344750     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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