Heavy metal stress and some mechanisms of plant defense response

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Emamverdian, Abolghassem ^a   Ding, Yulong ^a   Mokhberdoran, Farzad ^b   Xie, Yinfeng ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METAL COMPLEX; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOCHELATIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CHELATING AGENT; POLLUTANT;

COMPLEX FORMATION; DETOXIFICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METAL BINDING; MYCORRHIZA; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INACTIVATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLUTANT;

FUNGI;

CHELATING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INACTIVATION, METABOLIC; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929587331     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/756120     Document Type: Review

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