An improvement of calcium determination technique in the shell of molluscs

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Soído, Cristiane ^a   Vasconcellos, Maurício Carvalho ^b   Diniz, Antônia Gonçalves ^a   Pinheiro, Jairo ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradybaena similaris; Calcium determination technique; Shell; Snail

Indexed keywords

BRADYBAENA SIMILARIS; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 69549126602     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132009000100012     Document Type: Article

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