Exogenous steroids enhance the copper resistance of tilapia larvae (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-381

  Wu, Su Mei ^a   Deng, Am Ni ^a   Chou, Yi Ying ^a   Wu, Leang Shin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Copper; Na+ K+ ATPase; Steroids

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 27944493958     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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