The identification of metallothionein in rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) and its expression following heavy metal exposure

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1283-1291

  Wang, Chunling ^a,b,c   Zhang, Futie ^a,b,c   Cao, Wenxuan ^a,b,c   Wang, Jianwei ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b The Key Lab of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy Of Scie   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Heavy metals; Metallothionein; Rare minnow

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FISH PROTEIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FEMALE; GILL; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RARE MINNOW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN; TELEOST; WATER POLLUTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CYPRINIFORMES; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CADMIUM; COPPER; CYPRINIDAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEAD; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84901398500     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2014.04.021     Document Type: Article

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