First results on qualitative characteristics and biological activity of nematocyst extracts from Chrysaora plocamia (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) Primeros resultados sobre las características cualitativas y actividad biológica de extractos de nematocistos de Chrysaora plocamia (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa)
We performed qualitative and quantitative characterizations of the biological activity of nematocyst extracts from 30 specimens of Chrysaora plocamia collected off Huayquique, Iquique, Chile. After extracting the nematocysts from the jellyfish tentacles, we characterized them with UV and IR sweeps a...
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Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2008000100006 |