Response of antioxidative enzymes in cucumber chloroplasts to cadmium toxicity

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1779-1788

  Zhang, Fenqin ^a,b   Shi, Weiyong ^c   Jin, Zixue ^a   Shen, Zhenguo ^b  

^a HEXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cadmium; Chloroplast; Cucumber

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0041423303     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120023282     Document Type: Article

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