A review of tricaine methanesulfonate for anesthesia of fish

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-59

  Carter, Kathleen M ^a   Woodley, Christa M ^a   Brown, Richard S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; FDA; MS222; Salmonids; TMS

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALMONID; SENSORY SYSTEM; SULFONATE; TAGGING; VIABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79952107692     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-010-9188-0     Document Type: Article

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