Cytotoxicity as a marker of mussel health status

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 359-362

  Malagoli, Davide ^a   Ottaviani, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 18244373729     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011276h     Document Type: Article

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