Intracellular uptake: A possible mechanism for silver engineered nanoparticle toxicity to a freshwater alga Ochromonas danica

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Miao, Ai Jun ^a,b   Luo, Zhiping ^c   Chen, Chi Shuo ^d   Chin, Wei Chun ^d   Santschi, Peter H ^b,e   Quigg, Antonietta ^b,e  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^c Texas AandM University   (United States)

^d Merced   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SILVER; SILVER ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERNALIZATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MIXOTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OCHROMONAS; OCHROMONAS DANICA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; CHEMISTRY; CHRYSOPHYTA; DOSE RESPONSE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; OCHROMONAS DANICA;

CHRYSOPHYTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILVER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78650986714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015196     Document Type: Article

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