The biochemistry of environmental heavy metal uptake by plants: Implications for the food chain

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1665-1677

  Peralta Videa, Jose R ^a   Lopez, Martha Laura ^a   Narayan, Mahesh ^a   Saupe, Geoffrey ^a   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elements absorption; Food web; Mechanisms; Plants; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PLANT METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; FOOD CHAIN; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS;

EID: 67349285391     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.03.005     Document Type: Review

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