Ascorbic acid biosynthesis in Amazonian fishes

Aquaculture

Volumn 192, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 321-332

  Fracalossi, Débora M ^a   Allen, Mary E ^b   Yuyama, Lúcia K ^c   Oftedal, Olav T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian fishes; Ascorbic acid biosynthesis; L gulonolactone oxidase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035862890     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00455-5     Document Type: Article

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