Effects of aerial exposure on antioxidant defenses in the brown mussel Perna perna

Investigations were carried out to evaluate the antioxidant defenses in digestive gland of mussels Perna perna held in air for 4 hours, exposed to air for 4 hours followed by submersion in water for 30 minutes, and constantly submerged for 4.5 hours. No differences were observed in CAT and GPx activ...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Alves de Almeida, Afonso Celso Dias Bainy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000300007