Regulation of gene expression by nutritional factors in fish

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 751-762

  Panserat, S ^a   Kaushik, S J ^a  

^a Unite mixte INRA IFREMER Universite Bordeaux 1 UMR Nuage   (France)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Gene expression; Genomics; Metabolism; Nutrition; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN; PROTEOMICS; REARING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954440785     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02173.x     Document Type: Review

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