Low levels of Cd induce persisting epigenetic modifications and acclimation mechanisms in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

Toxic effects of cadmium (Cd), a common soil pollutant, are still not very well understood, particularly in regard to its epigenetic impact. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess DNA methylation changes and their persistence in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris upon chronic low dose Cd exp...

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Autores principales: Šrut, Maja, Drechsel, Victoria, Höckner, Martina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28426746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28426746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176047

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