Bioactivity Screening of Singapore Gorgonians: Antimicrobial Activity, Toxicity to Artemia salina and Efficacy against Plasmodium berghei

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 805-812

  Goh, Nigel K C ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0032267506     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.805     Document Type: Article

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