Secretory function of the test cell in larval tunic formation in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis: An immunoelectron microscopic study

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 253-261

  Okada, Toshiaki ^a   Takamura, Katsumi ^b   Yamaguchi, Yasunori ^b   Yamamoto, Masamichi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0029781357     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.253     Document Type: Article

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