Effect of oral administration of L-thyroxine (T4) on growth performance, digestibility, and nutrient retention in Channa punctatus (Bloch) and Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-358

  Garg, S K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish; Growth; Metabolism; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ELTROXINE; GLYCOGEN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; MUSCLE PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS; CATABOLISM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE METABOLISM; LOW DRUG DOSE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHATE EXCRETION; PISCICULTURE; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHANNA PUNCTATUS; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; PISCES;

EID: 36348993676     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-007-9166-1     Document Type: Article

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