Heavy metal toxicity has an immunomodulatory effect on metallothionein and glutathione peroxidase gene expression in Cyprinus carpio inhabiting a wetland lake and a culture pond.
Umarah Zahoor Banday, Sadiya Binte Swaleh, Nazura Usmani
Topics & Concepts
Alkaline phosphataseGlutathione peroxidaseMetallothioneinKidneyBiologyImmune systemCyprinusGlutathioneInternal medicineEndocrinologyChemistryMolecular biologyImmunologyBiochemistryEnzymeMedicineFisheryFish <Actinopterygii>GeneEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity