Measuring antioxidant potential in corals using the FRAP assay

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-211

  Griffin, Sean P ^a   Bhagooli, Ranjeet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant potential; Coral; Elevated temperature; FRAP

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOASSAY; CORAL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

ANTHOZOA; MEANDRINA; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; POCILLOPORA MEANDRINA;

EID: 1942541491     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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