Transport of spin-labelled molecules through the capsule of Nephrocytium lunatum (Chlorococcales) studied by electron paramagnetic resonance

Phycologia

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-472

  Freire Nordi, Cristina Souza ^a   Henriques Vieira, Armando Augusto ^b   Nascimento, Otaciro Rangel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROCOCCALES; NEPHROCYTIUM LUNATUM;

EID: 0141907859     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-42-5-465.1     Document Type: Article

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