The efficacy of MS-222 as anaesthetic agent in four freshwater aquarium fish species

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1582-1589

  Chambel, João ^a   Pinho, Rúben ^a   Sousa, Rita ^a   Ferreira, Tânia ^a   Baptista, Teresa ^a   Severiano, Vera ^a   Mendes, Susana ^a   Pedrosa, Rui ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Danio rerio; Poecilia reticulata; Symphysodon discus; Tricaine methanesulphonate; Xiphophorus helleri

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO; PISCES; POECILIA RETICULATA; SYMPHYSODON DISCUS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 84930822000     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/are.12308     Document Type: Article

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