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Expression of stress response HSP70 gene in Asian paddle crabs, Charybdis japonica, exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals, bisphenol A (BPA) and 4-nonylphenol (NP)
The Asian paddle crab, Charybdis japonica , is a potential bio-indicator reflecting marine sediment toxicity as well as a commercially important...
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Isolation, expression and characterization of rbcL gene from Ulva prolifera J. Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)
Ulva prolifera is a typical green alga in subtidal areas and can grow tremendously fast. A highly efficient Rubisco enzyme which is encoded by UpRbcL...
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Antioxidative-related genes expression following perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure in the intertidal mud crab, Macrophthalmus japonicus
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent environmental contaminant that is used as a surfactant in various industries and consumer products....
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Effects of water-current speed on hematological, biochemical and immune parameters in juvenile tinfoil barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Bleeker, 1854)
This study examines the effect of water-current speed on hematological, biochemical and immune parameters in juvenile tinfoil barb ( Barbonymus...
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Molecular cloning of the heat shock protein 20 gene from Paphia textile and its expression in response to heat shock
P. textile is an important aquaculture species in China and is mainly distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces. In this study, an...
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Molecular cloning and expression of a heat-shock cognate 70 (hsc70) gene from swordtail fish (**phophorus helleri)
Heat shock proteins are a family of molecular chaperones that are involved in many aspects of protein homeostasis. In the present study, a...
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Tolerance, oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion of Ophiopholis sarsii vadicola in different temperatures and salinities
There are more than 2000 species of brittle stars in the world. For most of them, many scientific questions including basic characteristics of...
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A new ALF from Litopenaeus vannamei and its SNPs related to WSSV resistance
Anti-lipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs) are basic components of the crustacean immune system that defend against a range of pathogens. The cDNA...
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Effects of different light conditions on repair of UV-B-induced damage in carpospores of Chondrus ocellatus Holm
We evaluated the effects of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation and different light conditions on the repair of UV-B-induced damage in carpospores of Chondr...
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Construction of a full-length cDNA library of Solen grandis Dunker and identification of defense- and immune-related genes
The basic genetic characteristics, important functional genes, and entire transcriptome of Solen grandis Dunker were investigated by constructing a...
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Expression profiles of two small heat shock proteins and antioxidant enzyme activity in Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to cadmium at environmentally relevant concentrations
Small heat shock proteins encompass a widespread but diverse class of proteins, which play key roles in protecting organisms from various stressors....
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Profiling and comparison of color body wall transcriptome of normal juvenile sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) and those produced by crossing albino
Sea cucumber ( Apostichopus japonicus ) is one of the most important aquaculture animals in China. Usually its normal body color is black that fits its...
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Growth, metabolism and physiological response of the sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus Selenka during periods of inactivity
The growth, metabolism and physiological response of the sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus , were investigated during periods of inactivity. The...
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Selection of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis of gene expression in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus during aestivation
Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a technique that is widely used for gene expression analysis, and...
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Comparative analysis of transcriptomes from albino and control sea cucumbers, Apostichopus japonicus
The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is an important economic species in China. Its dorsal body wall color is commonly tawny, whereas its ventral...
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Molecular cloning, tissue expression of gene Muc2 in blunt snout bream Megalobrama amblycephala and regulation after re-feeding
Mucins are important components of mucus, which form a natural, physical, biochemical and semipermeable mucosal layer on the epidermis of fish gills,...
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Vitellogenin gene characterization and expression of Asian paddle crabs (Charybdis japonica) following endocrine disrupting chemicals
Vitellogenin (VTG), the yolk-precursor lipoprotein, has been widely recognized as a biomarker for the detection of estrogenic activity in water-borne...
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Effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin C on growth, reactive oxygen species, and antioxidant enzyme activity of Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) juveniles exposed to nitrite
Different amounts of vitamin C were added to diets fed to juveniles (2.5 ± 0.15 g) of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonic u s (Selenka) in an attempt...
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A cadmium metallothionein gene of ridgetail white prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda (Holthuis, 1950) and its expression
Metallothioneins (MTs) are a group of low molecular weight cysteine-rich proteins capable of binding heavy metal ions. A cadmium metallothionein ( EcMT ...
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Biomarkers of selected heavy metal toxicity and histology of Chanos chanos from Kaattuppalli Island, Chennai, southeast coast of India
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals and its associated histological perturbations were studied in various tissues of Chanos chanos collected from...
