Photoprotection in tadpoles of the common frog, Rana temporaria

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 48-53

  Hofer, Rudolf ^a   Mokri, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Epidermis; Sunscreen; UVB radiation; Visible light

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SUNSCREEN;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FROG; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIMULATION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUMMER; TADPOLE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0034456527     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(00)00136-6     Document Type: Article

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