Antioxidative response of plants to oxidative stress induced by cadmium

• Author(s): Martins, Luísa Louro ; Reis, Rafaela ; Moreira, Inês ; Pinto, Filipa ; Sales, Joana ; Mourato, Miguel
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/6237
• Origin: Repositório da UTL
• Subject(s): cadmium; oxidative stress; antioxidant; plant response
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English

Description

This book edited by Dr. Mirza Hasanuzzaman and Dr. Masayuki Fujita presents a collection of 16 chapters written by 67 experts from 19 countries working on cadmium toxicity. This volume provides the readers with a background for understanding cadmium toxicity, its environmental and health aspects, and its remediation mechanisms. Various chapters included in this book provide a state-of-the-art account of the information as a resourceful guide suited for scholars and researchers working in the field of cadmium. This book is a invaluable resource for plant biologists, agriculturists, toxicologists, biochemists, environmental scientists, physiologists, pharmacologists, geneticists, molecular biologists; as well as graduate students in these disciplines