Effect of vitamin E and C dietary supplementation on some immune parameters of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles subjected to crowding stress

Aquaculture

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 269-278

  Montero, D ^a   Marrero, M ^b   Izquierdo, M S ^c   Robaina, L ^c   Vergara, J M ^c   Tort, L ^d  

^a Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

^b Alevines y Doradas (ADSA)   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunity; Sparus aurata; Stress; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033557342     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00387-1     Document Type: Article

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