Colorimetric Detection of Caspase 3 Activity and Reactive Oxygen Derivatives: Potential Early Indicators of Thermal Stress in Corals

<div>Detection of caspase 3 activity in<i> A. millepora</i> host tissue. Evolution of the absorbance recorded over time in coral host tissue (■) and its negative control (□); with commercial caspase 3 (♦) and its negative control (◊); in the zooxanthellae fraction (●) and its negative control (○); and in the blank (–).</div>

Journal of Marine Sciences

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Figure 2: Colorimetric Detection of Caspase 3 Activity and Reactive Oxygen Derivatives: Potential Early Indicators of Thermal Stress in Corals 