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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
Volume 9, 1992 - Issue 4
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Original Article

A Circadian Rhythm in the Activity of Superoxide Dismutase in the Photosynthetic Alga Gonyaulax polyedra

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Pages 266-268 | Received 17 Aug 1991, Accepted 10 Oct 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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