Effects of UV-B radiation on synthesis of mycosporine-like amino acid and growth in Heterocapsa triquetra (Dinophyceae)

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Wängberg, Sten Åke ^a   Persson, Agneta ^a   Karlson, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Algae; Cell size; Dinoflagellates; Dinophyta; Mycosporine like amino acids; Phytoplankton; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL SIZE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; FILM; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SHIELD; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HETEROCAPSA TRIQUETRA;

EID: 0031027333     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07350-2     Document Type: Article

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