Molecular characterization and mRNA expression of ribosomal protein L8 in Rana nigromaculata during development and under exposure to hormones

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2331-2339

  Lou, Qinqin ^a,b   Cao, Shan ^a,b   Xu, Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Yinfeng ^a   Qin, Zhanfen ^a   Wei, Wuji ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting chemical; Quantitative RT PCR; Rana nigromaculata; Reference gene; Ribosomal protein L8

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICALS; CONSERVATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; PROTEINS; TISSUE; TRANSCRIPTION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; QUANTITATIVE RT-PCR; RANA NIGROMACULATA; REFERENCE GENES; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID; BIOMARKER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA;

RANA NIGROMACULATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L8; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RANIDAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANIDAE; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84912067726     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.09.018     Document Type: Article

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