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Bioactivities from marine algae of the genus Gracilaria

Cynthia Layse F de Almeida1, Heloina de S Falcão, Gedson R de M Lima

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: cynthialayse@gmail.com (C.L.F.A.); heloinafalcao@yahoo.com.br (H.S.F.); gedson@ltf.ufpb.br (G.R.M.L.); camila_montenegro@ltf.ufpb.br (C.A.M.); narlizelira@yahoo.com.br (N.S.L.); athayde-filho@quimica.ufpb.br (P.F.A.-F); lcezar@ltf.ufpb.br (L.C.R.); mfvanderlei@ltf.ufpb.br (M.F.V.S.); jbarbosa@ltf.ufpb.br (J.M.B.-F.).

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|August 17, 2011
PubMed

Keywords:
Gracilariabiological activitymacroalgaenatural productreviewseaweed

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