Protoplasts of Laminaria digitata and Laminaria saccharina (Phaeophyta)-Cultivation and Biosynthesis of Alginate

Botanica Marina

Volumn 40, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 391-396

  Hagen Redde, R S ^a   Larsen, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

LAMINARIA DIGITATA; LAMINARIA SACCHARINA;

EID: 0030779081     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1997.40.1-6.391     Document Type: Article

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