Preliminary analysis of expressed sequences of genes in Genipa americana L. plant roots exposed to cadmium in nutrient solution

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1282-1288

  Souza, V L ^a   Almeida, A A F ^a   Hora Jr , B T ^a   Gesteira, A S ^a   Cascardo, J C M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cDNA; Expressed sequence tags; Heavy metal; Woody plant

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SOLUTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT ROOT; RUBIACEAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADMIUM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE LIBRARY; PLANT ROOTS; RUBIACEAE;

GENIPA AMERICANA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 56749107181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-4gmr516     Document Type: Article

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