Myosin expression levels and enzyme activity in juvenile spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) muscle: A method for monitoring growth rates

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1959-1967

  Imsland, Albert K ^a,b   Le François, Nathalie R ^c   Lamarre, Simon G ^c   Ditlecadet, Delphine ^c   Sigurosson, Sindri ^d   Foss, Atle ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b AKVAPLAN NIVA ICELAND OFFICE   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^d Hlýri Ehf ^*  (Iceland)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MUSCLE; PROTEIN; REARING;

ANARHICHAS MINOR;

EID: 33751035717     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-091     Document Type: Article

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