Histochemical and biochemical study of lipids during the reproductive cycle of the toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus (Schneider, 1801)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 289-296

  Muñoz Cueto, Jose Antonio ^a   Alvarez, Marina ^b   Blanco, Miguel ^b   De Canales, Maria Luisa Gonzalez ^a   Garcia Garcia, Africa ^c   Sarasquete, Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Histochemistry; Lipids; Liver; Ovary; Reproductive cycle; Serum; Toadfish

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS;

EID: 0001661179     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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