Metallothionein Induction in the Coelomic Fluid of the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris following Heavy Metal Exposure: A Short Report

Figure 3

SDS gel electrophoresis of L. terrestris coelomic fluid. Line 1: coelomic fluid from control specimens; line 2: coelomic fluid from copper sulphate exposed specimens; line 3: coelomic fluid from cadmium chloride exposed specimens; line 4: coelomic fluid from specimens exposed to a mixture of the two metals; line 5: pure rabbit Mt; line 6: molecular mass markers.