Effects of calcium at toxic concentrations of cadmium in plants

Planta

Volumn 245, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 863-873

  Huang, Danlian ^a   Gong, Xiaomin ^a   Liu, Yunguo ^a   Zeng, Guangming ^a   Lai, Cui ^a   Bashir, Hassan ^a   Zhou, Lu ^a   Wang, Dafei ^a   Xu, Piao ^a   Cheng, Min ^a   Wan, Jia ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Metal accumulation; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM;

BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 85012886576     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-017-2664-1     Document Type: Review

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