[ספר][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology

MC Newman - 2009‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …

Identification of a new function of metallothionein-like gene OsMT1e for cadmium detoxification and potential phytoremediation

JK Rono, L Le Wang, XC Wu, HW Cao, YN Zhao… - Chemosphere, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a biologically non-essential and toxic heavy metal leaking to the
environment via natural emission or anthropogenic activities, thereby contaminating crops …

Analysis of gene expression as a new tool in ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring

B Piña, M Casado, L Quirós - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Pollution affects biological mechanisms in exposed biota, with adverse effects on tissue,
organism and, eventually, entire ecosystem levels. Ecotoxicological biomarkers reflect these …

Metallothionein functions and structural characteristics

E Carpene, G Andreani, G Isani - Journal of trace elements in medicine and …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Metallothioneins (MTs) are low molecular weight proteins characterized by a high cysteine
content and give rise to metal-thiolate clusters. Most MTs have two metal clusters containing …

Effects of elevated temperature and cadmium exposure on stress protein response in eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin)

AV Ivanina, C Taylor, IM Sokolova - Aquatic toxicology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Stress proteins such as heat shock proteins (HSPs) and metallothioneins (MTs) play a key
role in cellular protection against environmental stress. Marine ectotherms such as eastern …

Expression of glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes in the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus exposed to trace metals

KW Lee, S Raisuddin, JS Rhee, DS Hwang, IT Yu… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The intertidal copepod, Tigriopus japonicus has been recognized as a potential model
species for marine pollution toxicity testing. Toxicity ranges of several biocides, endocrine …

Hyperaccumulation of Cu, Zn, Ni, and Cd in Azolla species inducing expression of methallothionein and phytochelatin synthase genes

M Talebi, BES Tabatabaei, H Akbarzadeh - Chemosphere, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Azolla is a floating aquatic fern, having amazing capacity for concentrating toxic heavy
metals. Metallothioneins (MTs) and phytochelatins (PCs) are well-defined heavy metal …

Zinc chloride exposure inhibits brain acetylcholine levels, produces neurotoxic signatures, and diminishes memory and motor activities in adult zebrafish

S Sarasamma, G Audira, S Juniardi… - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
In this study, we evaluated the acute (24, 48, 72, and 96 h) and chronic (21 days) adverse
effects induced by low doses (0.1, 0.5, 1, and 1.5 mg/L) of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) exposure in …

Accumulation and effects of metals in caged carp and resident roach along a metal pollution gradient

H Reynders, L Bervoets, M Gelders… - Science of the Total …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Metal accumulation and effects on plasma Ca2+, alanine transaminase (ALT) and fish
condition factor were examined in caged carp (Cyprinus carpio) and resident roach (Rutilus …

Heavy metal-induced metallothionein expression is regulated by specific protein phosphatase 2A complexes

L Chen, L Ma, Q Bai, X Zhu, J Zhang, Q Wei, D Li… - Journal of Biological …, 2014‏ - jbc.org
Induction of metallothionein (MT) expression is involved in metal homeostasis and
detoxification. To identify the key pathways that regulate metal-induced cytotoxicity, we …