Biological response of Tradescantia stamen-hairs to high levels of natural radiation in the Poços de Caldas Plateau

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 301-307

  Gomes, Heliana De Azevedo ^a   Nouailhetas, Yannick ^b   Da Silva, Nivaldo Carlos ^a   Mezrahi, Arnaldo ^b   De Almeida, Carlos E Bonacossa ^b   Rodrigues, Geraldo Stachetti ^c  

^a Laboratório de Poços de Caldas ^*  (Brazil)

^b Coordenação de Instalações Nucleares ^*  (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Mutagenesis; Natural radiation; Tradescantia

Indexed keywords

TRADESCANTIA;

EID: 10644226267     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132002000300008     Document Type: Article

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