Ultrastructure of oogenesis in the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-160

  Abascal, Francisco J ^a   Medina, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Histology; Oogenesis; Thunnus thynnus; Ultrastructure; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TUNA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; TUNA;

PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; TELEOSTEI; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS;

EID: 20044373327     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10325     Document Type: Article

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