Metal cation toxicity in the alga Gracilaria domingensis as evaluated by the daily growth rates in synthetic seawater

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1939-1947

  Mendes, Luiz Fernando ^a   Zambotti Villela, Leonardo ^a   Colepicolo, Pio ^a   Marinho Soriano, Eliane ^b   Stevani, Cassius Vinicius ^a   Yokoya, Nair Sumie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Metal speciation; MTT (3 (4,5 dimethylthiazol 2 yl) 2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide); Rhodophyta; Toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA DOMINGENSIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84887416360     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0036-1     Document Type: Article

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