The relationship between ammonia excretion and GDH activity in marine zooplankton

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 587-601

  Hernández León, Santiago ^a   Torres, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

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ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842300497     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.5.587     Document Type: Article

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