Causes of cell death following ultraviolet B and C exposures and the role of carotenes

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 547-551

  Cerdá Olmedo, Enrique ^a   Martín Rojas, Virginia ^a,b   Cubero, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Departamento Técnico   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DARWINIA; FUNGI; PHYCOMYCES; PHYCOMYCES BLAKESLEEANUS; PHYCOMYCETES;

EID: 0030477431     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb03104.x     Document Type: Article

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