Stereological point-counting; an accurate method for assessing ovarian function in tilapia

Aquaculture

Volumn 212, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 383-401

  Coward, Kevin ^a   Bromage, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histology; Histomorphometry; Ovary; Stereology; Teleost; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

GERVAIS; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA; TILAPIA ZILLII;

EID: 0037163382     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00051-0     Document Type: Article

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