Carotenoids in aquatic ecosystems and aquaculture: A colorful business with implications for human health

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 4, Issue APR, 2017, Pages

  de Carvalho, Carla C C R ^a   Caramujo, Maria J ^b  

^a Instituto de Biotecnologia e Bioengenharia Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aquaculture; Astaxanthin; Fisheries; Food webs; UV radiation; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020094573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00093     Document Type: Review

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