Effects of lead stress on Vg expression in the beet armyworm over five successive generations

Heavy metals have been found to be endocrine disruptors in invertebrates. Lead is one of the most widespread elements of contamination, but there has been no research about the effects of lead stress on vitellogenin (Vg) gene expression in insects exposed to lead over multiple generations. In this p...

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Main Authors: Hong-hua SU, Yong YANG, Yuan-yuan QIAN, Zi-bo YE, Yu-qing CHEN, Yi-zhong YANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311918619318