Preliminary observations on the effects of water hardness on free taurine and other amino acids in plasma and muscle of channel catfish

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-102

  Buentello, J Alejandro ^a   Gatlin, Delbert M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0036222670     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2002)064<0095:POOTEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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