Effects of UVB radiation on the agarophyte Gracilaria domingensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales): Changes in cell organization, growth and photosynthetic performance

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 919-930

  Schmidt, Éder C ^a   dos Santos, Rodrigo ^a   Horta, Paulo A ^a   Maraschin, Marcelo ^a   Bouzon, Zenilda L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gracilaria domingensis; Growth rates; Photosynthetic performance; Photosynthetic pigments; Ultrastructure; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; CHLOROPHYLL A; COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT RATE; GRACILARIA; HISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IN-CELL; IN-VITRO; MACRO-ALGAE; PERIODIC ACID; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PARAMETERS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PHYCOBILISOMES; PHYCOCYANIN; RHODOPHYTA; TOLUIDINE BLUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UVB RADIATION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH RATE; INORGANIC ACIDS; PORPHYRINS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GRACILARIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOMASS; GRACILARIA; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANELLES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA DOMINGENSIS; GRACILARIALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 80054034848     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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