Aluminium-, copper- and zinc-induced ultrastructural changes in Vorticella convallaria

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 420-425

  Abraham Peskir, Joanna V ^a,b   Butler, Ron D ^a   Sigee, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Copper; Mitochondria; Vorticella; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CONVALLARIA; VORTICELLA; VORTICELLA CONVALLARIA;

EID: 0031576651     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80053-3     Document Type: Article

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