Chromium (VI) induces toxicity at different photosynthetic levels in pea

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-100

  Rodriguez, Eleazar ^a   Santos, Conceição ^a   Azevedo, Raquel ^a   Moutinho Pereira, José ^b   Correia, Carlos ^b   Dias, Maria Celeste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chromium; Heavy metal toxicity; Photosynthesis; Rubisco activity; Soluble sugars

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHROMIUM; GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STARCH; SUCROSE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHLOROPLAST; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; PEA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; CHROMIUM; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FLUORESCENCE; GLUCOSE; PEAS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STARCH; SUCROSE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84856852828     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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