Echinodermata

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matranga, Valeria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, Marine Molecular Biotechnology, 39
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmacology.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Invertebrates.; Environmental engineering.; Life Sciences.; Animal Biochemistry.; Cell Biology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

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...