Structure and function of the small intestine of the tilapia Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus (Teleostei, Cichlidae)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 350-357

  Sklan, David ^a   Prag, Tal ^a   Lupatsch, Ingrid ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Absorption; Digestion; Small intestine; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM;

CICHLIDAE; MAMMALIA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1542683959     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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