Detecting AhR ligands in sediments using bioluminescent reporter yeast.

• Authors: LESKINEN Piia; HILSCHEROVÁ Klára; ŠÍDLOVÁ Tereza; KIVIRANTA H.; PESSALA P.; SALO S.; VERTA M.; VIRTA M.
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Biosensors & Bioelectronics
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Microbiology, virology
• Keywords: bioassay; yeast; AhR; sediments
• Description: Report on the development and application of bioluminescent reporter yeast model for detecting AhR ligands in environmental samples.

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