Production or phytochelatins in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum in response to copper and cadmium exposure

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 657-664

  Morelli, E ^a   Pratesi, E ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DIATOM; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHYTOPLANKTON; STOICHIOMETRY;

CADMIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; COPPER; DIATOMS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0030828302     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900530     Document Type: Article

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