Is atmospheric superoxide vitally necessary? Accelerated death of animals in a quasi-neutral electric atmosphere

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 396-404

  Goldstein, Naum ^a,c   Arshavskaya, Tatyana V ^b  

^a Goldstein and Lewin Technology GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Air irons; Atmospheric electricity; Environmental stress; Neuro humoral regulation; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031147791     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-5-619     Document Type: Article

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