Response to short term starvation of growth, haematological, biochemical and non-specific immune parameters in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and blackspot sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 46-52

  Caruso, Gabriella ^a   Denaro, Maria Gabriella ^b   Caruso, Rosalba ^c   Mancari, Ferdinando ^a   Genovese, Lucrezia ^a   Maricchiolo, Giulia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Hospital Agency G Martino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Dicentrarchus labrax; Haematological parameters; Non specific immune parameters; Pagellus bogaraveo; Starvation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNE PARAMETERS; PAGELLUS BOGARAVEO; STARVATION;

ENZYMES; FISH; GLUCOSE;

BODY FLUIDS;

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LYSOZYME;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PERCIFORM; STARVATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL WELFARE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH REGULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PAGELLUS BOGARAVEO; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEA BREAM; STARVATION;

ANIMALS; BASS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYDROCORTISONE; SEA BREAM; TIME FACTORS;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; PAGELLUS BOGARAVEO; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 79960697911     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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