Bioaccumulation of chromium and toxicity to photosynthetic pigments, nitrate reductase activity and protein content of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2159-2169

  Vajpayee, Poornima ^a,b   Sharma, S C ^a,b   Tripathi, R D ^a,b   Rai, U N ^a,b   Yunus, M ^a,b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN CONTENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0033231884     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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