Morphological changes in hepatocytes in relation to reproductive cycle of a freshwater female catfish, Heteropneustes fossius(bloch)

Journal of Advanced Zoology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 98-104

  Srivastava, S J ^a   Saxena, A K ^a,b  

^a SMM Town Post Graduate College   (India)

^b DAVPG College   (India)

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