Inhibition of the photosynthetic electron transport in the unicellular green alga Chlorella kessleri by mercury at multiple sites

Cytobios

Volumn 1999, Issue 387, 1999, Pages 25-37

  El Sheekh, Mostafa M ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chlorella kessleri; Mercury toxicity; Photosynthetic electron transport

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EID: 0347752284     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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