Influence of Heavy Metal Stress on Antioxidant Status and DNA Damage in Urtica dioica

Heavy metals have the potential to interact and induce several stress responses in the plants; thus, effects of heavy metal stress on DNA damages and total antioxidants level in Urtica dioica leaves and stems were investigated. The samples are sampled from areas with different metal exposition. Meta...

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Main Authors: Darinka Gjorgieva, Tatjana Kadifkova Panovska, Tatjana Ruskovska, Katerina Bačeva, Trajče Stafilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/276417