Concentrations of metallothionein-like proteins and heavy metals in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis exposed to different levels of waterborne cadmium

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2003 Nov;71(5):1084-90. doi: 10.1007/s00128-003-8856-3.

Authors

K M Y Leung¹, H Ibrahim, R E Dewhurst, N J Morley, M Crane, J W Lewis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 14705673
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-8856-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Biomarkers / analysis
Cadmium / toxicity*
Homeostasis
Lymnaea / chemistry*
Lymnaea / physiology
Metallothionein / blood
Metallothionein / pharmacology*
Metals, Heavy / toxicity*
Water Pollutants / toxicity*

Substances

Biomarkers
Metals, Heavy
Water Pollutants
Cadmium
Metallothionein