How plants cope with cadmium: Staking all on metabolism and gene expression

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1268-1280

  DalCorso, Giovanni ^a   Farinati, Silvia ^a   Maistri, Silvia ^a   Furini, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Heavy metals; Metallothioneins; Phytochelatins; Phytoremediation; Transporters

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOCHELATIN;

ABSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CADMIUM; CROP YIELD; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TOXICITY;

BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADMIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOCHELATINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53549095177     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00737.x     Document Type: Review

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