Intracellular chromium localization and cell physiological response in the unicellular alga Micrasterias

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-69

  Volland, Stefanie ^a   Lütz, Cornelius ^b   Michalke, Bernhard ^c   Lütz Meindl, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromium; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Glutathione; Iron; Micrasterias denticulata; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHROMIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMIUM; DETOXIFICATION; GREEN ALGA; IRON; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICRASTERIAS; MICRASTERIAS DENTICULATA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMIUM; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MICRASTERIAS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DESMIDIACEAE; MICRASTERIAS; MICRASTERIAS DENTICULATA;

EID: 84255195509     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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