Response of juvenile crucian carp (Carassius auratus) to long-term ammonia exposure: Feeding, growth, and antioxidant defenses

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-570

  Yang, Wei ^a   Sun, Hongjie ^a   Xiang, Fuhui ^a   Yang, Zhou ^a   Chen, Yafen ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Chronic toxicity; Crucian carp; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTIOXIDANT; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

EID: 83155172840     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2011.570944     Document Type: Article

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