Identification of a responsive gene set to evaluate the potential impact of seismic exposure on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) inner ear

ABSTRACT: Considerable interest and controversy has arisen over the potential effects of seismic surveys carried out during exploration for oil and gas deposits. Regarding fish, there is a concern that intense sound sources, such as seismic airguns, may injure their auditory system. In this study, salmonid cDNA microarrays, reciprocal suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) cDNA libraries and quantitative reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) were used to identify and study a responsive gene set in the inner ear of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) following seismic airgun exposure. Microarray analyses on pooled seismic exposed inner ear RNA versus pooled control inner ear RNA revealed 79 unique transcripts (passing background threshold) that were greater than 1.75-fold differenti

ORGANISM(S): Salmo salar

SUBMITTER: Catherine Andrews 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-33257 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress