Proteins of morula-like cells in hemolymph of the giant clam, Tridacna derasa

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Nakayama, Koji ^a   Ishikura, Masaharu ^a   Maruyama, Tadashi ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIDACNA DERASA; TRIDACNIDAE;

EID: 0031258022     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542759     Document Type: Article

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