Exposure to radiofrequency radiation induces oxidative stress in duckweed Lemna minor L.

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 78-89

  Tkalec, Mirta ^a   Malarić, Krešimir ^b   Pevalek Kozlina, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; Duckweed; HSP70; Oxidative stress; Radiofrequency EMFs; ROS

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION EFFECTS;

ANTIOXIDATIVE ENZYMES; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE (APX); DUCKWEED; FIELD STRENGTHS; RADIOFREQUENCY EMFS;

OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; CATALASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIO WAVE; WEED;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ARACEAE; CATALASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASES; PYROGALLOL;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 37848999303     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.052     Document Type: Article

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