Biochemical composition of six seahorse species, Hippocampus sp., from the Chinese coast

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-234

  Lin, Qiang ^a   Lin, Junda ^b   Lu, Junyi ^a   Li, Bingji ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Guangdong Zhongda Richvast Biological Science and Technology Co   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; MARINE MAMMAL;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS COMES; HIPPOCAMPUS HISTRIX; HIPPOCAMPUS KELLOGGI; HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA; HIPPOCAMPUS SP.; HIPPOCAMPUS SPINOSISSIMUS; HIPPOCAMPUS TRIMACULATUS;

EID: 47749110244     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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