Early organization of the pituitary gland in Sparus aurata L. (Teleostei): An ultrastructural study

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 441-452

  Villaplana, M ^a   Garcia Ayala A ^a   Garcia Hernandez M P ^a   Agulleiro, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Development; Pituitary gland; Sparus aurata (Teleostei); Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; FISH; HYPOPHYSIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANELLES; PERCIFORMES; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0029874416     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00185875     Document Type: Article

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