Ascorbic acid reduces the effects of hypoxia on the Amazon fish tambaqui

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 608-612

  Chagas, E C ^a,b   Val, A L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Colossoma macropomum; Nutrition; Oxidative stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; HYPOXIA; JUVENILE; ORGANIC ACID;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM; COLOSSOMA MARCOPOMUM;

EID: 33746431470     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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