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| Title |
Control and target gene selection for studies on UV-induced genotoxicity in whales
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-6-264 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura M Martinez-Levasseur, Diane Gendron, Robert J Knell, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse |
| Abstract |
Despite international success in reducing ozone-depleting emissions, ultraviolet radiation (UV) is not expected to decrease for several decades. Thus, it is pressing to implement tools that allow investigating the capacity of wildlife to respond to excessive UV, particularly species like cetaceans that lack anatomical or physiological protection. One approach is to examine epidermal expression of key genes involved in genotoxic stress response pathways. However, quantitation of mRNA transcripts requires previous standardization, with accurate selection of control and target genes. The latter is particularly important when working with environmental stressors such as UV that can activate numerous genes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 30 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 29 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 17% |
| Professor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 60% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 2 | 7% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 July 2013.
All research outputs
#13,444,755
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#1,568
of 4,300 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#99,879
of 196,824 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#25
of 61 outputs
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