Activity of cytochrome c oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase in muscle tissue of slow growing (lower modal group) and fast growing (upper modal group) Atlantic salmon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 549-551

  Nathanailides, C ^a,b   Stickland, N C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic metabolism; Bimodality; Bioenergetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009052438     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01449.x     Document Type: Article

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