Mercuric-ion-induced gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-167

  Heidenreich, Bernd ^a   Seidlitz, Harald ^b   Ernst, Dieter ^a   Sandermann Jr , Heinrich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Exposure Chamber Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Ecotype; Mercury accumulation; Ozone; UV B

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000049796     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226519908500013     Document Type: Article

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