Photolyase activity of the embryo and the ultraviolet absorbance of embryo jelly for several Ontario amphibian species

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1109-1116

  Smith, M Alex ^a   Berrill, Michael ^a   Kapron, Carolyn M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DIMERS; DNA; ENZYMES; TISSUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PHOTOENZYMATIC BEHAVIOR;

BIODIVERSITY;

ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036436330     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-093     Document Type: Article

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