Accumulation of selenium in Ulva sp. and effects on morphology, ultrastructure and antioxidant enzymes and metabolites

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 122-123, Issue , 2012, Pages 222-231

  Schiavon, Michela ^a   Moro, Isabella ^a   Pilon Smits, Elizabeth A H ^b   Matozzo, Valerio ^a   Malagoli, Mario ^a   Dalla Vecchia, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Photosynthetic activity; Selenium; Sulfur; Ultrastructure; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; FLAVONOID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER; SELENATE; SELENIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACCUMULATION; MACROALGA; METABOLITE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SELENIUM; SULFUR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALLUS; ULVA;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER; SELENIUM; ULVA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

ALGAE; ULVA;

EID: 84864401350     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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