L-5-hydroxytryptophan: Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic principle of the intertidal sponge Hymeniacidon heliophila

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 568-572

  Lysek, Nicola ^a   Kinscherf, Ralf ^a   Claus, Ralf ^b   Lindel, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Marine sponge

Indexed keywords

HELIOPHILA; HYMENIACIDON; HYMENIACIDON HELIOPHILA; PORIFERA;

EID: 0042657782     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-7-821     Document Type: Article

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