Quantitative relationship between phytochelatin accumulation and growth inhibition during prolonged exposure to cadmium in Silene vulgaris

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-175

  Sneller, F Else C ^a   Noordover, Esther C M ^a   Ten Bookum, Wilma M ^a   Schat, Henk ^a   Bedaux, Jacques J M ^a   Verkleij, Jos A C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cd; Heavy metal; Phytochelatin; Silene vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

SILENE VULGARIS;

EID: 0032822716     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026440213649     Document Type: Article

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