Echinodermata
Echinodermata (Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology) by Valeria Matranga
English | 20 May 2005 | ISBN: 3540244026 | 296 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | 20 May 2005 | ISBN: 3540244026 | 296 Pages | PDF | 5 MB
Members of the phylum Echinodermata are among the most familiar marine invertebrates. Forms such as the sea star have become virtually a symbol of sea life. Used in ancient oriental medicine as a source of bioactive compounds, sea cucumbers, sea stars and sea urchins are now used for the extraction and purification of cytotoxic, haemolytic, antiviral, antifungal, antifouling, antimicrobial and even anti-tumoural activities.