Determination of vanadium accumulation in onion root cells (Allium cepa L.) and its correlation with toxicity

Biocell

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-267

  Marcano, Letty ^a,b   Carruyo, Ingrid ^a   Fernández, Yusmary ^a   Montiel, Xiomara ^a   Torrealba, Zaida ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^b Urbanización Monte Bello ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Accumulation; GFAAS; Root cells; Toxicity; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEM; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT CELL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA DAMAGE; MERISTEM; MITOSIS; ONIONS; TIME FACTORS; VANADIUM;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 33748448646     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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