Open AccessMetallothioneins in Earthworms: The Journey So Far
Author(s) -
Aemere Ogunlaja,
Vikas Sharma,
Johnson Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open journal of environmental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2690-0777
DOI - 10.17352/ojeb.000016
Subject(s) - earthworm , possession (linguistics) , detoxification (alternative medicine) , ecology , terrestrial ecosystem , ecosystem , oligochaeta (plant) , environmental chemistry , chemistry , biology , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , alternative medicine , pathology
Earthworms play important roles in terrestrial ecosystems including evaluating the health status of the soil in environmental studies. Its regulation and detoxification of metallic metals and the non-essential metal ion are associated with the possession of Metallothioneins (MTs).
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