Amino acid and metal content of Crassostrea gigas shell infested by Polydora sp. in the prismatic layer insoluble matrix and blister membrane

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Almeida, Maria José ^a   Moura, Gabriela ^a   Machado, Jorge ^a   Coimbra, João ^a   Vilarinho, Laura ^b   Ribeiro, Cristina ^c   Soares da Silva, Patricio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^c INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^d Fac Medicine   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Crassostrea gigas; Metals; Polydora sp.; Shell organic matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008495129     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1996021     Document Type: Article

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