Detoxification of environmental sulfide to sulfane sulfur in the intertidal sipunculid Phascolosoma arcuatum

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Ip, Y K ^a   Tan, G Q ^a   Kuah, S S L ^a   Chew, S F ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Phascolosoma arcuatum; Rhodanese; Sipunculid; Sulfane sulfur; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

PHASCOLOSOMA ARCUATUM;

EID: 0030954509     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050067     Document Type: Article

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