Oral administration of sulfated polysaccharides from Gracilaria caudata rhodophyta on tilapias post-larvae survival

• Published in: Ciência agronômica Vol. 39; no. 4; p. 548
• Main Authors: Araújo, Glacio Souza, Farias, Wladimir RonaldLobo, Rodrigues, José AriéviloGurgel, Torres, Valeska Martins, Pontes, Grazielle da Costa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Fortaleza Universidade Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias 01.10.2008

Immunostimulant agents such as sulfated polysaccharides (SP) from marine algae have been widely used to minimize stress in cultivated aquatic organisms. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of oral administration of SP extracted from the red marine algae Gracilaria caudata in the Ni...