Comparative zinc concentrations in tissues of common carp and other aquatic organisms

Zoological Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Sun, Lian Tien ^a   Jeng, Sen Shyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Common carp; Digestive tract; Viscera of fish; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0041171425     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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