The effect of dietary vitamin A on the immunocompetence of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 513-523

  Thompson, I ^a   Fletcher, T C ^a   Houlihan, D F ^a   Secombes, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; diet; immunity; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028121322     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: 15735168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00004453     Document Type: Article

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