Proline alleviates heavy metal stress in scenedesmus armatus

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-230

  El Enany, A E ^a   Issa, A A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATALASE; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ALGAE, GREEN; CADMIUM; CATALASE; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE;

EID: 0035225643     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818538     Document Type: Article

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