Individual age and connective tissue lipofuscin in the hard clam Eurhomalea exalbida

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 83-94

  Lomovasky, Betina J ^a   Morriconi, Elba ^a   Brey, Thomas ^b   Calvo, Jorge ^a  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Bivalve; Growth; Lipofuscin

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ECOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIVALVE; CLAM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 0037019688     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00240-X     Document Type: Article

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