Selenium inhibits the phytotoxicity of mercury in garlic (Allium sativum)

Environmental Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-81

  Zhao, Jiating ^a   Gao, Yuxi ^a   Li, Yu Feng ^a   Hu, Yi ^a   Peng, Xiaomin ^a   Dong, Yuanxing ^b   Li, Bai ^a   Chen, Chunying ^a   Chai, Zhifang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

^b XINZHOU TEACHERS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Garlic; Mercury; Phytotoxicity; Selenium

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENITE; SELENIUM;

ABSORPTION; ACCUMULATION; ANTAGONISM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYTOTOXICITY; SELENIUM; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARLIC; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANTAGONISM; GARLIC; MERCURY; PHYTOTOXICITY; SELENIUM;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GARLIC; GLUTATHIONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84881555072     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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