Affiliation:
1. Pacific Fisheries Experimental Station
Abstract
The red colour of the muscle flesh of the sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is due to the presence of two carotenoid pigments both of which have properties similar to those of astacin. Two red pigments were also found in the red muscle flesh of the steelhead salmon (Salmo gairdneri).
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Cited by
14 articles.
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1. Carotenoid pigmentation in two strains of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and their crosses;Aquaculture;1987-12
2. Carotenoids in the pacific salmon during the marine period;Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Comparative Biochemistry;1984-01
3. Tunicates and Fish;The Biochemistry of the Carotenoids;1984
4. Behavior of carotenoids in the chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) during anadromous migration;Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Comparative Biochemistry;1983-01
5. CAROTENOIDS IN FISH FEEDS;Carotenoids as Colorants and Vitamin A Precursors;1981