Analysis of the expression of alkaline phosphatase activity as a measure of phosphorus status in the red alga Porphyra umbilicalis (L.) kützing

Botanica Marina

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-262

  Hernandez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

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PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS;

EID: 0030470320     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1996.39.1-6.255     Document Type: Article

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