Quantitative flavonoid variations of Artemisia vulgaris L. and Veronica chamaedrys L. in relation to altitude and polluted environment

Acta Biologica Szegediensis

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Nikolova, Milena T ^a   Ivancheva, Stephanie V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Artemisia vulgaris; Flavonoid aglycones; Pollution; Veronica chamaedrys

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; APIGENIN; FLAVONOID; QUERCITRIN; QUERCITRIN 3,7,3' TRIMETHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINE TUNDRA; ALTITUDE; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES HABITAT; VERONICA;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; VERONICA; VERONICA CHAMAEDRYS;

EID: 33644515641     PISSN: 1588385X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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