UV-B induced free radical production in plant leaves and isolated thylakoid membranes

Plant Science

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-260

  Hideg, Éva ^a   Vass, Imre ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Oxidative stress; Photosystem II; Singlet oxygen: Hydroxyl radical; Thylakoid membrane; UV B stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000738904     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-9452(96)04364-6     Document Type: Article

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