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| Title: | Effect of Intraperitoneal Administration of L-Thyroxine on Growth and Food Conversion Efficiency in Oreochromis niloticus |
| Authors: | Chaudhry, M. Asghar |
| Keywords: | Al-Akel, Ali S.
Shamsi, M.J.K.
Intraperitoneal administration
L-Thyroxine
Growth
Food conversion
Oreochromis niloticus |
| Issue Date: | 1990 |
| Publisher: | King Saud University |
| Citation: | Journal of King Saud University, Science: 2 (1); 23-35 |
| Abstract: | L-Thyroxine (T4) was administered intraperitoneally on a weekly basis to juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at doses of 0.25,0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 jLg/g body weight for eight weeks. Fish injected with 0.5 and 1.0 jLg/g of T4 grew significantly faster than the controls. However, the highest dose of T4 resulted in arrested growth. The effect of T4 on hepato-, reno-, crania-, and viscerosomatic indices was variable. The results are discussed in the light of existing reports in the literature. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1766 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal of the King Saud University - Science
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