Stress factors enhancing production of algal exudates: A potential self-protective mechanism?

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 1996, Pages 646-650

  Maršálek, Blahoslav ^a   Rojíčkovâ, Renata ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algae; Carbohydrates; Extracellular Products; Proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030450247     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1996-9-1008     Document Type: Article

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