Vitellogenesis as a biomarker of reproductive disruption by xenobiotics

Aquaculture

Volumn 177, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 345-352

  Kime, D E ^a   Nash, J P ^a   Scott, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Vitellogenesis; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033168956     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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