The effects of Hematodinium sp.-infection on aspects of the respiratory physiology of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L.)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 217-228

  Taylor, A C ^a   Field, R H ^a   Parslow Williams, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Decapoda; Hematodinium; Hemocyanin; Nephrops norvegicus; Respiration

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; FEMALE; GILL; HEMOLYMPH; LOBSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PARASITOSIS; PH; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

HEMATODINIUM; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030589729     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02649-4     Document Type: Article

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