Chromium-induced ultrastructural changes and oxidative stress in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 15852-15871

  Eleftheriou, Eleftherios P ^a   Adamakis, Ioannis Dimosthenis S ^a   Panteris, Emmanuel ^a   Fatsiou, Maria ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cr(VI) toxicity; Electron dense deposits; Oxidative stress; Ultrastructural effects

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; PEROXIDASE; PYROGALLOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STRUCTURES; ROOT GROWTH; SHOOT LENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL VACUOLE; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; SEEDLING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAMMALIA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL WALL; CHROMIUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI APPARATUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASES; PLANT ROOTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEEDLINGS; VACUOLES;

EID: 84937501008     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160715852     Document Type: Article

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