Mechanism(s) of long chain n-3 essential fatty acid production in two species of heterotrophic protists: Oxyrrhis marina and Gyrodinium dominans

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-36

  Lund, Eric D ^a   Chu, Fu Lin E ^a   Harvey, Ellen ^a   Adlof, Richard ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DIET; DINOFLAGELLATE; FATTY ACID; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTIST;

ACACIA; ALGAE; GYRODINIUM DOMINANS; OXYRRHIS MARINA; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 46649096997     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1003-2     Document Type: Article

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