Effects of salinity and pH on immune parameters of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1223-1227

  Pan, Lu Qing ^a   Jiang, Ling Xu ^a   Miao, Jing Jing ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bacteriolytic activity; Hemocyte count; Litopenaeus vannamei; pH; Phenoloxidase activity; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PH; SALINITY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI;

EID: 33746869267     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[1223:EOSAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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