Germ cell neoplasms in Japanese medaka

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-129

  Hawkins, William E ^a   Fournie, John W ^b   Ishikawa, Takatoshi ^c   Walker, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATIPES; ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES;

EID: 0029763176     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1996)008<0120:GCNIJM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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