Ultrastructural aspects of the ovarian follicle and egg envelope of the sea-grass goby zosterisessor ophiocephalus (Osteichthyes, Gobiidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-37

  Giulianini, Piero Giulio ^a   Ferrero, Enrico Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attaching filaments; Chorion; Egg envelope; Fish; Follicle; Oocyte; Teleost; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004659218     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356380     Document Type: Article

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