A comparative study of superoxide dismutase activity in marine benthic invertebrates with respect to environmental sulphide exposure

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-49

  Abele Oeschger, Doris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; SULFIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY FLUID; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMOLYMPH; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030115152     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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