Changes in serum vitellogenin levels and immunohistochemical localization of vitellogenin in hepatic cells during ovarian development in the Japanese eel

Fisheries Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 880-887

  Okumura, Hiromi ^a,b   Saeki, Fumihiro ^a   Matsubara, Hajime ^a   Adachi, Shinji ^a   Yamauchi, Kohei ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese eel; Lipovitellin; Liver; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038784593     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2001.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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