Regulation of heavy metal toxicity in acid-tolerant Chlorella: Physiological and biochemical approaches

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-109

  Rai, L C ^a   Rai, P K ^a   Mallick, Nirupama ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

acid tolerant; Chlorella vulgaris; membrane potential; metal toxicity; permeability; superactive ATPase

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 0030135167     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-8472(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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