Purification and characterization of vitellin from the ovaries of the shrimp metapenaeus ensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 217-223

  Qiu, Y W ^a   Ng, T B ^a   Chu, K H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Metapenaeus ensis; Ovary; Penaeidae; Vitellin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031059060     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1997.9672579     Document Type: Article

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