Influence of high dietary α-tocopherol intakes on specific immune response, nonspecific resistance factors and disease resistance of healthy and aflatoxin B1-induced immunocompromised Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-167

  Sahoo, P K ^a   Mukherjee, S C ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

tocopherol; Aflatoxin B1; Disease resistance; Immune response; Labeo rohita

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRINUS CARPIO; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; LABEO; LABEO ROHITA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1842859041     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.2002.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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