Glutathione as key regulator of early responses to cadmium stress in Arabidopsis thaliana Hasselt University
Both historical and today’s industrial and agricultural activities contribute to the current worldwide pollution with toxic metals such as cadmium (Cd). Bioaccumulation of Cd poses a serious threat to the food chain, and therefore the entire ecosystem including human, animal and plant populations. Plants exposed to Cd suffer from disturbances in morphology (e.g. reduced crop yield) and physiology (e.g. photosynthesis). At the cellular level, Cd ...