Cytotoxicity of aluminum on meristematic cells of Zea mays and Allium cepa

Caryologia

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Campos, José Marcello Salabert De ^a   Viccini, Lyderson Facio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Aluminum; Cell death; Chromosome abnormalities; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141708043     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2003.10589309     Document Type: Article

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