Cytotoxic effect of benzo(a)pyrene on development and protein pattern of sunflower pollen grains

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 665-677

  Baghali, Z ^a   Majd, A ^a   Chehregani, A ^b   Pourpak, Z ^c   Ayerian, S ^a   Vatanchian, M ^b  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Benzo(a)pyrene; Helianthus annuus; Pollen development; Pollen proteins

Indexed keywords

BENZO(A)PYRENE; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; DIESEL EXHAUST PARTICLES; FORMALIN; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L; IRREGULAR SHAPE; MICROSCOPIC EFFECTS; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; POLLEN GRAINS; POLLEN PROTEINS; POLLUTED AREA; PROTEIN PATTERNS; SUNFLOWER PLANTS; TRIANGULAR SHAPES;

ACETIC ACID; AIR QUALITY; ANTIGENS; ETHANOL; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGELS; MOLECULAR MASS; POLLUTION; PROTEINS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABNORMALITY; ALLERGY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DICOTYLEDON; DIESEL; ELECTROKINESIS; POLLEN RAIN; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTEIN; PYRENE;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 79952983014     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.560851     Document Type: Article

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