Biochemical and hematological responses of the banded knife fish Gymnotus carapo (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to environmental hypoxia

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4 A, 2002, Pages 633-640

  Moraes, Gilberto ^a   Avilez, I M ^a   Altran, A E ^a   Barbosa, C C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemical adaptation; Fish; Gymnotus carapo; Hypoxia; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC FISH; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOCRIT; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ERYTHROCYTES; FRESH WATER; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; KIDNEY; LIVER;

EID: 0038531161     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842002000400011     Document Type: Article

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