Pathological findings owing to the lack of ascorbic acid in cultured gilthead bream (Sparus aurata L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 209-218

  Alexis, M N ^a   Karanikolas, K K ^a   Richards, R H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Gilthead bream; Kidney pathology; Sparus aurata; Vitamine C deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030744502     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01475-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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