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Article: Dietary vitamin C and vitamin E interact to influence growth and tissue composition of juvenile hybrid striped bass (morone chrysops (female) x M. saxatilis (male)) but have limited effects on immune responses
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Nutrient Interactions and Toxicity
Dietary Vitamin C and Vitamin E Interact to Influence Growth and Tissue Composition of Juvenile Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone chrysops (female) x M. saxatilis (male)) but Have Limited Effects on Immune Responses1,2
ABSTRACT Juvenile hybrid striped bass (initially 12.0 g) were fed diets containing deficient, adequate or excessive amounts of vitamin C and/or vitamin E in a factorial arrangement to investigate potential nutritional interaction and effects on immune responses. Nine semipurified diets were supplemented with 0, 25 or 2500 mg vitamin C/kg and 0, 30 or 300 mg vitamin E/kg and fed to fish in triplicate aquaria for 10 wk. Weight gain, feed ...