Number of Nuclei, Mitotic Activity and Cell Length in Cladophora Sp Thallus Treated with Cadmium and Chromium

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Krajewska, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell length; Cladophora sp.; Metals; Mitotic activity; Number of nuclei

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA;

EID: 0030355601     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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