00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.865923 CaOODSP 20241203113644 cr ||||||||||| 181211s2001 onc #ot f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- En13-5/01-080E-PDF Cadmium induced production of a metallothionein-like protein in Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta) and Chironomus riparius (Diptera) [electronic resource] : correlation with reproduction and growth / Patricia L. Gillis ... [et al.]. Burlington, Ont. : National Water Research Institute, [2001] 31, [4] p. : figures. NWRI contribution ; no. 01-80 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. "This paper describes a method for measuring the metal binding protein, metallothionein in benthic invertebrates, in particular the worm, Tubifex tubifex, and the insect larvae, Chironomus ripanius. Aside from having a role in regulating cellular levels of essential metals, metallothionein has been shown to bind to nonessential metals to prevent possible damage to the cell. Previous studies have found that the metallothionein concentration in some organisms, increases after exposure to elevated levels of metals in the environment. Therefore metallothionein concentration has been proposed as tool for monitoring metal exposure and effects in aquatic organisms"--Management Perspective. Text in English, abstracts in English and French. gccst Aquatic ecosystems gccst Marine biology Gillis, Patricia Leigh, 1967- Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) NWRI contribution ; no. 01-80. (CaOODSP)9.844121 PDF 1.64 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/En13-5-1-80-eng.pdf