Toxic and genotoxic effects of potassium dichromate in Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata detected by microscopy and AFLP marker analysis

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Labra, Massimo ^a   Bernasconi, Marzia ^b   Grassi, Fabrizio ^a   De Mattia, Fabrizio ^a   Sgorbati, Sergio ^a   Airoldi, Riccardo ^b   Citterio, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Metropolitana Milanese spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFLP; Chromium; DNA fingerprinting; Environmental pollutant; Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTOXICITY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; MICROSCOPY; MUTAGENICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POTASSIUM;

ALGAE; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 33846245845     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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