Ammonium, but not nitrate, stimulates an increase in glutamine concentration in the haemolymph of Tridacna gigas

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-53

  Shepherd, D ^a   Leggat, W ^a   Rees, T A V ^b   Yellowlees, D ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRIDACNA GIGAS;

EID: 0032964468     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050441     Document Type: Article

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