Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress in algae

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1008-1018

  Pinto, Ernani ^a   Sigaud Kutner, Teresa C S ^a   Leitão, Maria A S ^a   Okamoto, Oswaldo K ^a   Morse, David ^b   Colepicolo, Pio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algae; Antioxidant enzymes; Heavy metals; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; OXIDATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ALGAE; CRUSTACEA; EUKARYOTA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 0346991412     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.02-193.x     Document Type: Review

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