Oxidative stress indices in natural populations of Avicennia alba Blume. as biomarker of environmental pollution

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1070-1073

  Harish, S R ^a   Murugan, K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cadmium; Heavy metal stress; Lead; Mangrove pollution; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOMARKER; COASTAL ZONE; DICOTYLEDON; ELECTROKINESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; LIPID; OXIDATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE;

AVICENNIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

COCHIN; INDIA; KERALA;

AVICENNIA ALBA;

EID: 80755128121     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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