Figure 7: Schematic representation of plausible mechanism of ZnO-NPs interaction with cellular components and induced oxidative stress, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in A. cepa roots. | Scientific Reports

Figure 7: Schematic representation of plausible mechanism of ZnO-NPs interaction with cellular components and induced oxidative stress, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in A. cepa roots.

From: Mitochondrial and Chromosomal Damage Induced by Oxidative Stress in Zn2+ Ions, ZnO-Bulk and ZnO-NPs treated Allium cepa roots

Figure 7

Abbreviations are as follows: N: Nucleus, V: Vacuole, Nm: Nuclear membrane, Cy: Cytoplasm, M: Mitochondria, ER: Endoplasmic reticulum, P:Plasmodesmata, and PS: periplasmic space.

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