Melatonin Induced Changes in Specific Growth Rate, Gonadal Maturity, Lipid and Protein Production in Nile Tilapia (Linnaeus 1758)
We have investigated the effect of melatonin (MLT) on specific growth rate (SGR% day−1), condition factor (k), gonado-somatic-index (GSI), histological structures of gonads, serum as well as gonadal protein and lipid in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. MLT treatment in the dose of 25 μg/L for thr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2012-01-01
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Series: | Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/25-6.pdf |