Some effects of experimental acidification on phenoloxidase, trypsin and lysozyme activities in freshwater crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus)

Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-102

  Soltani, M ^a   Khazraeenia, S ^a   Sepehri, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Lysozyme; Phenoloxidase; Pontastacus leptodactylus; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 80051690296     PISSN: 15622916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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