Mitochondrial activity of fern spores for the evaluation of acute toxicity in higher plant development

Working with Ferns: Issues and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 237-247

  Catalá, Myriam ^a   Esteban, Marta ^b   Quintanilla, Luis García ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

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EID: 84920131213     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7162-3_17     Document Type: Chapter

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