Growth, stress response and free amino acid levels in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858) chronically exposed to exogenous ammonia

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1198-1204

  Pinto, Wilson ^a   Aragão, Cláudia ^a   Soares, Florbela ^a   Dinis, Maria Teresa ^a   Conceição, Luís E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ammonia exposure; Free amino acids; Growth; Solea senegalensis; Stress response

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; FLATFISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; METABOLISM;

SOLEA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 34548086304     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01788.x     Document Type: Article

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