Studies on the role of antioxidants in the cryptobiotic cysts of the brine shrimp, Artemia parthenogenetica

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 209, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Shanmugasundaram, G K ^a   Rani, K ^a   Munuswamy, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Artemia parthenogenetica; Catalase; Cryptobiosis; Glutathione peroxidase; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030492801     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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