The enrichment and retention of ascorbic acid in rotifers fed microalgal diets

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-156

  Brown, M R ^a   Skabo, S ^b   Wilkinson, B ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Marine Research Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Microalgae; Nutrition; Rotifer; Vitamin; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042652565     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.1998.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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