A TEST OF THE LIPOFUSCIN TECHNIQUE OF AGE ESTIMATION IN FISH

Authors
GIRVEN RJ GAULDIE RW CZOCHANSKA Z WOOLHOUSE AD
Citation
Rj. Girven et al., A TEST OF THE LIPOFUSCIN TECHNIQUE OF AGE ESTIMATION IN FISH, Journal of applied ichthyology, 9(2), 1993, pp. 82-88
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Fisheries,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of applied ichthyology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01758659
Volume
9
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
82 - 88
Database
ISI
SICI code
0175-8659(1993)9:2<82:ATOTLT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A stable extraction technique was developed to quantify the lipofuscin content of fish brains. Samples of brains of the same age but differe nt size grass carp showed that a large part of the variation in lipofu scin content was related to the weight of the fish.