Immunochemical sexing of living yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre), using a vitellogenin-like protein

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-249

  Takemura, A ^a   Oka, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Japan Sea Farming Associaiton   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERIOLA DUMERILI; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 0031943372     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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