title: [Cytotoxicity of cadmium : study on root meristems of Allium sativum L].
abstract: Cadmium nitrate, acetate and sulphate cause death of root meristems of Allium sativum at 5.10(-7) Mol/ml concentration for the two first ones and 10(-7) Mol/ml for the last one. Lower concentrations do not induce chromosomal aberrations. As to the cellular toxicity, cadmium salts are between phenyl-mercuric-hydroxid and lead nitrate, the first one being the most active.
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005737:Garlic / Q000187:drug effects*; D008940:Mitotic Index; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium
vernacular_title: Cytotoxicité du cadmium: étude sur les méristémes radicularies d'Allium sativum L