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Calcium moderation of cadmium stress explored using a stress-inducible transgenic strain of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part C, Pharmacology, toxicology & endocrinology - 1 Jan 1995
Guven K, Duce J A, de Pomerai D I
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In a transgenic strain of Caenorhabditis elegans carrying a stress-inducible lacZ reporter gene, short-term sublethal exposure to heavy metals activates transgene expression. The transgene response to Cd2+ is strongly inhibited by Ca2+ ions; furthermore, Ca2+ reduces the net accumulation of Cd2+ by worms. Both Ca2+ and a variety of calcium uptake inhibitors (nifedipine, La3+, verapamil) depress the dose response...
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