Exposure to low concentrations of dissolved ammonia promotes growth rate in walleye Sander vitreus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 872-890

  Madison, B N ^a,b   Dhillon, R S ^a   Tufts, B L ^a   Wang, Y S ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Juvenile walleye; Protein deposition; Routine metabolic rate; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROCORTISONE; RNA; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL RESPIRATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PERCH; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CELL RESPIRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PERCHES; RNA; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 62349102970     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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