CHLOROPLAST STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES AS BIOMARKERS OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION

The aim was to confirm the hypothesis of possibility to use the chloroplast structural and functional changes in higher plants as biomarkers to assess heavy metal contamination. Chloroplast ultra-structural changes of Pisum sativum L were detected using the transmission electron microscopy. This...

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Main Authors: M. V., N. O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 2016-02-01
Series:Biotechnologia Acta
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Online Access:http://biotechnology.kiev.ua/images/storage/1_016/vodka_1_2016.pdf

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