Can dietary aromatic amino acid supplementation be beneficial during fish metamorphosis?

Aromatic amino acids (AA, phenylalanine and tyrosine) are the precursors of thyroid hormones, which regulate metamorphosis in all vertebrates. In fish, this is a critical developmental stage where physiological requirements for aromatic AA may increase. Therefore, it is possible that dietary aromati...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pinto, W. (author)
Outros Autores: Rodrigues, V. (author), Dinis, Maria Teresa (author), Aragão, C. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4621
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4621