Plasmatic levels of cortisol in the response to acute stress in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), previously exposed to chronic stress

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 437-444

  Barcellos, L J G ^a,b   Nicolaiewsky, S ^a   De Souza, S M G ^a   Lulhier, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

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EID: 0032865491     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1999.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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