Cytotoxic effects of lead and mercury ions on root tip cells of Cicer arietinum L.

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1654-1661

  Çavuģoǧlu, Kültiǧin ^a   Ergene, Aysun ^b   Yalçin, Emine ^a   Tan, Sema ^b   Çavuģoǧlu, Kürşat ^c   Yapar, Kürşad ^a  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Cicer arietinum L; Cytotoxicity; Lead; Lipid peroxidation; Mercury; Micronucleus

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GERMINATION; LEAD; LEGUME; LIPID; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 70349915599     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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