Fatty acid and lipid class composition in cutaneous mucus of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar (L.)

• Published in: Aquaculture Research
• Main Authors: Sprague, Matthew, Desbois, Andrew P
• Other Authors: Institute of Aquaculture, orcid:0000-0002-0723-2387, orcid:0000-0001-6052-8761
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: DHA; EPA; epidermal mucus; mucous; salmonid; skin mucus; Alvarez; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33106; https://doi.org/10.1111/are.15512; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/33106/1/are.15512.pdf; http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/33106/2/Manuscript%20for%20STORRE.pdf

The surface mucus of fish is a physical and biochemical barrier that plays roles in osmoregulation, chemical communication and protection against physical damage (e.g. by abrasion and ultraviolet radiation), chemical insults (e.g. toxins, heavy metals and irritants) and biological threats (e.g. pose...