Follicular epithelium, theca and egg envelope formation in Serrasalmus spilopleura (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae)

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-129

  Quagio Grassiotto, Irani ^a   Guimaraes A C D ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fallicular epithelium; Theca and egg envelope

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG;

CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; SERRASALMUS; SERRASALMUS SPILOPLEURA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0037393311     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2003.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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