Invertebrate stress responses as molecular biomarkers in ecotoxicology
All organisms studied so far respond to heat shock by inducing the synthesis of a number of proteins called heat shock proteins(LISPs). This universal response can also be induced by a variety of stressors, including heavy metal ions and organic and organo-metallic compounds. As a result, the stress...
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University of Nottingham
1994
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514916 |