Phytochelatins and their roles in heavy metal detoxification

Plant Physiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 825-832

  Cobbett, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PHYTOCHELATIN;

EID: 0033912163     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.123.3.825     Document Type: Review

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