Gulonolactone oxidase presence in fishes: Activity and significance

Ascorbic Acid in Aquatic Organisms: Status and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 13-32

  Moreau, Régis ^a   Dabrowski, Konrad ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420036312     Document Type: Chapter

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