Vitamin C deficiency in the catfish Clarias gariepinus

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-139

  Adham, K G ^a   Hashem, H O ^a   Abu Shabana, M B ^a   Kamel, A H ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blood count; Catfish; Haematocrit; Haemoglobin; Histopathology; Serum protein; Vitamin C deprivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010674840     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.2000.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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