Requirements of vitamin C (L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate-Mg and L-ascorbyl-2-monophosphate-Na) and its effects on immune responses of grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 327-333

  Lin, M F ^a   Shiau, S Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epinephelus malabaricus; Fish; Grouper; Nutrition; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS MALABARICUS;

EID: 6344220205     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2004.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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