Oxidative stress and ascorbic acid contents in Parmotrema reticulatum and Parmelia sulcata thalli

Lichenologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-110

  Caviglia, A M ^a   Modenesi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARMELIA SULCATA; PARMOTREMA RETICULATUM;

EID: 0032973649     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lich.1998.0164     Document Type: Article

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