Effects of Chromium VI stress on green alga Ulva lactuca (L.);Yeşil Alg Ulva lactuca (L.) üzerinde krom (VI) Stresinin Etkileri

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Ünal, Dilek ^a   Işik, Nuray O ^a   Sukatar, Atakan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acridine orange ethidium bromide staining; Chromium VI; Photosynthesis; Ulva lactuca

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 77953042554     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/biy-0810-3     Document Type: Article

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