Ichtyotoxic activity of extracts from Mexican marine macroalgae

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-52

  De Lara Isassi, Graciela ^a   Álvarez Hernández, Sergio ^a   Collado Vides, Ligia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ichtyotoxicity; Macroalgae; Marine algae; Mexico; Seaweed; Toxic extracts; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECOTOXICITY; ETHANOL; ICHTYOTOXICITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MACROALGA; MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

BRYOTHAMNION TRIQUETRUM; CARASSIUS AURATUS; DICTYOTA BARTAYRESIANA; DICTYOTA CERVICORNIS; LAURENCIA OBTUSA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA;

EID: 0343517476     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008103609841     Document Type: Article

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