Effects of cadmium on the regulation of antioxidant enzyme activity, gene expression, and antioxidant defenses in the marine macroalga Ulva fasciata

Botanical Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-34

  Tzure Meng, W U ^a   Yi Ting, Hsu ^a   Tse Min, Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antioxidant enzyme; Cd; Gene expression; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ULVA; ULVA FASCIATA;

EID: 67549116907     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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