Bioconcentration of Hg in Acetabularia calyculus: Evidence of a polypeptide in whole cells and anucleated cells

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 11-18

  Garcia E M ^a   Reyes, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Acetabularia; Anucleated cells; Metal binding proteins synthesis; Phytochelatins

Indexed keywords

MARINE ALGAE; MERCURY BIOCONCENTRATION; METAL BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ALGAE; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

ACETABULARIA; ACETABULARIA CALYCULUS; ALGAE;

EID: 0030512928     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249609358319     Document Type: Article

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