High potential activity of extracellular alkaline phosphatase in deep waters of the central Pacific

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 2283-2294

  Koike, Isao ^a   Nagata, Toshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; PHOSPHATE;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0031398977     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00025-8     Document Type: Article

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