Effects of the muscle relaxant, magnesium chloride, on the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata)

Aquaculture

Volumn 275, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 342-346

  Butt, Daniel ^a   O'Connor, Stephan J ^b   Kuchel, Rhiannon ^a   O'Connor, Wayne A ^b   Raftos, David A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Immunological activity; Magnesium chloride; Oysters; Relaxant; Saccostrea glomerata; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MUSCLE; PROTEIN; SPAWNING;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 40649093043     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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