Pectinous cell wall thickenings formation-A response of moss protonemata cells to lead

Abstract

The findings substantiate previous hypotheses that lead ions can be sequestered in cell walls and point to the possibility that capacity for lead binding might increase in cell response to lead. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Pb(2+); Heavy metal stress; Resistance; Funaria; Tip growth

Published in

Environmental and Experimental Botany
2009, volume: 65, number: 1, pages: 119-131
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU Authors

• Mellerowicz, Ewa

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2008.05.006

Permanent link to this page (URI)

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