Signal transduction and oxidative stress in Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to toxic concentrations of cadmium and/or copper. Hasselt University
Heavy metals are becoming more and more important as abiotic stress factors for all living organisms because of their use in (agro)industry and consecutively their environmental dispersion. Reduced biomass production is often observed in crops/plants growing on metal-enriched soils. Therefore, a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of metal toxicity is of primary interest. To get a better insight in the underlying cellular and ...