Determining the safety and suitability of fluorescein dye for characterization of skin ulcerations in cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

There is a need to identify the presence of lesions in fish skin as soon as they erupt. Fish skin lesions are either macroscopic (can be visualized by the naked eye) or microscopic (difficult to detect with the naked eye). Skin wounds resulting in loss of the epithelium (superficial or deep ulcers)...

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Main Authors: Mai D. Ibrahem, Salah Mesalhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123210000986