Cell viability and leakage of electrolytes in avicennia germinans exposed to heavy metals

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 391-394

  Gonzalez Mendoza, Daniel ^a,c   Quiroz Moreno, Adriana ^b   Medrano, Rosa Escobedo Gracia ^b   Grimaldo Juarez, Onecimo ^a   Zapata Perez, Omar ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Cadmium; Cell Viability; Copper

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; ELECTROLYTE; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED;

AVICENNIA; CADMIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; COPPER; ELECTROLYTES; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS;

EID: 70349345908     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-5-615     Document Type: Article

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