Effects of an oxidizing agent (hydrogen peroxide) on the glutathione system in epidermal cells of Allium cepa L. investigated by histochemical staining

Free Radical Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Müller, Maria ^a   Tausz, Michael ^a   Wonisch, Astrid ^a   Grill, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dithiothreitol; Glutathione; Histochemistry; Hydrogen peroxide; Monochlorobimane; N ethylmaleimide

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ONION;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0342680161     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715769900301411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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