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Physiological Aspects of Cadmium and Lead Toxic Effects on Higher Plants

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Using the examples of cadmium and lead, the review considers the various toxic effects exerted by these heavy metals. Putative specific and nonspecific mechanisms of the toxic effects of the heavy metals and plant responses are discussed together with the issue of Cd and Pb accumulation in various plant organelles, cells, tissues, and organs. The basic mechanisms providing for plant resistance to excess Cd and Pb are elucidated. These data are used to schematically outline the changes in plant metabolism produced by these heavy metals.

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Seregin, I.V., Ivanov, V.B. Physiological Aspects of Cadmium and Lead Toxic Effects on Higher Plants. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 48, 523–544 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016719901147

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