Exposure of Dunaliella tertiolecta to lead and aluminum: Toxicity and effects on ultrastructure

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 264-272

  Saçan, Melek Türker ^a   Oztay, Fusun ^b   Bolkent, Sehnaz ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Hormesis; Marine alga; Phytoplankton; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; LEAD;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HORMESIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; SEA POLLUTION;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 36049022417     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-8016-4     Document Type: Article

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