Studies on a cadmium-induced metallothionein in housefly larvae, musca domestica

Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 351-358

  Chang ying, N I U ^a   Chao liang, L E I ^a   Cui, H U ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metallothionein; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040396697     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2000.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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