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. 2020 Feb 27;21(5):1631. doi: 10.3390/ijms21051631

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Impact of Cd exposure on MT gene transcription in A. biplicata. Whisker box plots for mRNA copy numbers are given for (A), showing the joined transcriptional upregulation of the two md-MT genes (9md-MT + 10md-MT) and (B), of the CuMT gene in controls and Cd-treated snails (n = 5 each) from the lowest to the highest value of each treatment group. The respective box extends from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the square line showing the median. (C), Bar graph reflecting the fold-change of joined md-MT and CuMT transcription in snails treated with 355.3 µg/g Cd (Cd10), referred to control levels. Cd exposure concentrations were as follows: Cd1 = 38; Cd10 = 355.3; Cd25 = 804.5; Cd100 = 2692.6 µg/g d.w. (see Section 3.2). Asterisks (*) indicate significance (p < 0.05) of mRNA copy numbers referred to respective control values.