Effects of different dosages of astaxanthin on giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man) challenged with Lactococcus garvieae

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Angeles Jr , Isagani P ^a   Chien, Yew Hu ^a   Tayamen, Melchor M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DA BFAR National Freshwater Fisheries Technology Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Astaxanthin; Lactococcus garvieae; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Superoxide dismutase; Total haemocyte count

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEMATOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SHRIMP CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 73349090237     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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