Subcellular localization of chromium and nickel in root cells of Allium cepa by EELS an ESI

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 299-311

  Liu, Donghua ^a,b   Kottke, I ^b  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell walls; Cr+Ni; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Electron spectroscopic imaging; Metal localization; Onion; Vacuoles

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL WALL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT ROOT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT CELL; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHROMIUM; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NICKEL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; VACUOLES;

ALLIUM CEPA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0348108221     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CBTO.0000004984.87619.15     Document Type: Article

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