The potential role of natural tumor promoters in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-210

  Landsberg, Jan H ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Steidinger, Karen A ^a   Baden, Daniel G ^c,f   Work, Thierry M ^d   Russell, Dennis J ^e  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DINOPHYCEAE; HAWAIIA; MYDAS; ONCOVIRINAE; PROROCENTRUM CONCAVUM; PROROCENTRUM LIMA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0032854951     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1999)011<0199:TPRONT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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