Vitellogenin plasma levels in two cultured African catfish species, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Claroteidae) and Heterobranchus longifilis (Clariidae);Niveaux de la vitellogenine du plasma chez deux poissons-chats africains eleves en aquaculture. Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Claroteidae) et Heterobranchus longifilis (Clariidae)

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 231-238

  Rodriguez, Jésus Nuñez ^a   Dugué, Rémi ^a   Otémé, Ziriga Josué ^b   Hem, Saurin ^a   Menn, Françoise Le ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

African catfish; Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus; Heterobranchus longifilis; Immunoassay; Sexual cycle; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CHRYSICHTHYS; CHRYSICHTHYS NIGRODIGITATUS; CLARIIDAE; CLAROTEIDAE; HETEROBRANCHUS LONGIFILIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030739295     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1997025     Document Type: Article

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