A positive correlation between mercury and oxidative stress-related gene expression (GPX3 and GSTM3) is measured in female Double-crested Cormorant blood

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1004-1014

  Gibson, Laura A ^a   Lavoie, Raphael A ^a   Bissegger, Sonja ^b   Campbell, Linda M ^c   Langlois, Valerie S ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic birds; Gene expression; Glutathione peroxidases; Glutathione S transferases; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 3; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M3; MERCURY; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; POLLUTANT;

BIRD; BLOOD; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CANADA; CELL STRESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GPX1 GENE; GPX3 GENE; GSTM3 GENE; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HSP70-8 GENE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOD1 GENE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES BASIN; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AVES; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MERCURY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84904744074     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1243-5     Document Type: Article

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