Effects of pH, temperature and salinity on immune parameters of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-391

  Cheng, Winton ^a,b   Chen, Jiann Chu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Haemocyte count; Immunity; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; pH; Phenoloxidase activity; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 0034178688     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.2000.0264     Document Type: Article

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