In vivo measurement of active oxygen production in the brown alga Fucus evanescens using 2',7'-dichlorohydrofluorescein diacetate

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 643-648

  Collén, Jonas ^a   Davison, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active oxygen; Dichlorofluorescein; Fucus evanescens; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Phaeophyta

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SAMPLING; SEAWEEDS;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS EVANESCENS; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0030765996     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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