Effect of heavy metals in plants of the genus Brassica

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 17975-17998

  Mourato, Miguel P ^a   Moreira, Inês N ^a   Leitão, Inês ^a   Pinto, Filipa R ^a   Sales, Joana R ^a   Martins, Luisa Louro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brassica; Heavy metals; Oxidative stress; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; FERROPORTIN 1; HEAVY METAL; HEME OXYGENASE 1; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICRORNA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NIGRA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA RAPA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPESEED; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; CROP; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CARINATA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NIGRA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA RAPA;

BRASSICA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84938878932     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160817975     Document Type: Review

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