Contribution of glutathione to the control of cellular redox homeostasis under toxic metal and metalloid stress

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2901-2911

  Hernández, Luis E ^a   Sobrino Plata, Juan ^a,b   Montero Palmero, M Belén ^a,b   Carrasco Gil, Sandra ^a,c   Flores Cáceres, M Laura ^a   Ortega Villasante, Cristina ^a   Escobar, Carolina ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Glutathione; Hormones; Metal(loid)s; Phytochelatins; Phytotoxicity; Redox homeostasis; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; MERCURY; METAL; METALLOID; PHYTOHORMONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

DRUG EFFECTS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

GLUTATHIONE; HOMEOSTASIS; MERCURY; METALLOIDS; METALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84940705930     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv063     Document Type: Review

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