Furthermore, AA acts as inhibitor of steroidogenesis involved with cortisol production (Ai et al., 2006) which helps to reduce the negative effects of this stress-related hormone. In the present study, the investigation on the benefits of sodium/calcium ascorbyl-2-phosphate (AMP-Na/Ca) as a source of AA was conducted with tilapia larvae during sex-reversal period and with fry stage.
The fish sizes in this study were relatively small compared with other studies on the effect of AA on fish growth and immunity.