Activity and expression of aspartate aminotransferase during the reproductive cycle of a fresh water fish, Clarias batrachus

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-250

  Srivastava, A S ^a   Oohara, I ^a   Suzuki, T ^a   Singh, S N ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AAT; AspT; GOT; Isoenzymes

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOIDES; CLARIAS BATRACHUS;

EID: 0342515997     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007783213963     Document Type: Article

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