Relationship between levels of beta-carotene, vitamin A and vitamin E in the seminal plasma, spermatozoa, blood serum and liver of rainbow trout

Veterinary Record

Volumn 147, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 484-486

  Naziroglu, M ^c   Gur S ^c   Simsek, H ^b   Koprucu K ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Veterinary Control and Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FISH DISEASE; LIVER; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; RAINBOW TROUT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; FISH DISEASES; INFERTILITY, MALE; LIVER; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0034699840     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.147.17.484     Document Type: Article

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