Article
Induction of cadmium tolerance in two clones of Daphnia magna straus.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. C, Comparative pharmacology and toxicology - 1 Apr 1992
Stuhlbacher A, Bradley M C, Naylor C, Calow P
Abstract excerpt
1. The abilities of two different genotypes of Daphnia magna to develop cadmium resistance through physiological adaptation, after pre-exposure to sublethal concentrations of Cd, Zn and Cd/Zn mixtures, was investigated. 2. The induced elevation in cadmium tolerance was shown to be associated with an increase in the body concentration of metallothionein-like proteins. 3. The highly significant difference in acute...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Cadmium
- Daphnia
- Drug Tolerance
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Metallothionein
- Zinc
