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Selenite activates the alternative oxidase pathway and alters primary metabolism in Brassica napus roots: evidence of a mitochondrial stress response

BACKGROUND: Human requirements for dietary selenium are met mainly by crops. However, excessive uptake of selenium in plants can restrict growth, and its toxicity has been postulated to target roots. Selenite toxicity can be attributed to its assimilation into selenocysteine, which can replace cyste...

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Autores principales: Dimkovikj, Aleksandar, Van Hoewyk, Doug
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25267309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-014-0259-6