Subcellular distribution of cadmium in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 86-90

  Nagel, K ^a,b,c   Adelmeier, U ^a   Voigt, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cadmium; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; chloroplast; phytochelatins; subcellular distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029784772     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80178-7     Document Type: Article

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