Search for biological activities in Rana ridibunda (Anura-Amphibia) skin secretion

Biologia - Section Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 755-759

  Karagöz, Ali ^a   Kimiran, Ayten ^a   Şengezer Inceli, Meliha ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxic; Rana ridibunda; Skin secretion

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANA RIDIBUNDA; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 19044394103     PISSN: 13356399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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