Modification of cell volume and proliferative capacity of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata cells exposed to metal stress

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Machado, Manuela D ^a,b   Soares, Eduardo V ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algal growth; Biovolume; Cell division; Cell proliferation; Cell size; Metal toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; METAL; ZINC;

ALGA; FRESHWATER; GROWTH; METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VOLUME; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOKINESIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

ALGAE; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

ALGAL GROWTH; BIOVOLUME; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; METAL TOXICITY;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CHLOROPHYTA; METALS, HEAVY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84890149092     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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