Gene Transcript Profiling in Sea Otters Post-Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: A Tool for Marine Ecosystem Health Assessment
Using a panel of genes stimulated by oil exposure in a laboratory study, we evaluated gene transcription in blood leukocytes sampled from sea otters captured from 2006–2012 in western Prince William Sound (WPWS), Alaska, 17–23 years after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS). We compared WPWS sea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/4/2/39 |