Ascorbate dynamics in embryos and larvae of sea bass and sea bream, originating from broodstocks fed supplements of ascorbic acid

Aquaculture International

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 357-367

  Terova, G ^a   Saroglia, M ^a   Papp, Z Gy ^b   Cecchini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Broodstock; Fertilised eggs; Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.); Sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMBRYO; LARVA;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 0032449456     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009237022692     Document Type: Article

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