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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ716563
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar-1
Pages: 8
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Brine Shrimp Bioassays: A Useful Technique in Biological Investigations
Rice, Stanley A.; Maness, Ian B.
American Biology Teacher, v66 n3 p208 Mar 2004
A technique to measure the potency of leaf compounds against herbivores with the use of a bioassay is described. Bioassays are useful in classes where students have career plans like medicine in which bioassays can be used as tools for screening plants for possible medicinal potency.
Descriptors: Science Activities, Teaching Methods, Botany, Plants (Botany), Science Instruction, Medical Education, Measurement Techniques
National Association of Biology Teachers, Suite 110, 12030 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Web site: http://www.nabt.org; e-mail: publication@nabt.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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