Liver melanomacrophage centres as indicators of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus L. well-being

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 241-250

  Passantino, L ^a   Santamaria, N ^a   Zupa, R ^a   Pousis, C ^a   Garofalo, R ^a   Cianciotta, A ^a   Jirillo, E ^a   Acone, F ^b   Corriero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Cytochrome P450 monoxygenase 1A; Liver; Melanomacrophage centres

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLUEFIN TUNA; CROATIA; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOXYGENASE 1A; FISH DISEASE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MELANOMACROPHAGE CENTRES; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TUNA;

BLUEFIN TUNA; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOXYGENASE 1A; LIVER; MELANOMACROPHAGE CENTRES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROATIA; FISH DISEASES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TUNA;

EID: 84894241205     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12102     Document Type: Article

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