Cadmium-and copper-induced DNA damage in Pisum sativum roots and leaves as determined by the Comet assay

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Hattab, S ^a   Chouba, L ^b   Kheder, M Ben ^c   Mahouachi, T ^a   Boussetta, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^c Technical Centre of Organic Agriculture   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Heavy metals; Pisum sativum

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 70449423788     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500903187035     Document Type: Article

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