Preliminary study of the optimum dietary ascorbic acid level in sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 758-765

  Okorie, Okorie Eme ^a   Ko, Su Hong ^a   Go, Sugeun ^a   Lee, Seunghyung ^a   Bae, Jun Young ^a   Han, Kyungmin ^a   Bai, Sungchul C ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DIET; ECHINODERM CULTURE; FEEDING; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 57449091683     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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