Use of peripheral blood lymphocyte culture in the karyological analysis of Indian freshwater turtles, Lissemys punctata and Geoclemys hamiltoni

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1130-1134

  Rohilla, Manoj Singh ^a   Rao, R J ^a   Tiwari, P K ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chelonia; Geoclemys hamiltoni; Lissemys punctata; Lymphocyte culture; Turtle karyotype

Indexed keywords

BATAGURINAE; GEOCLEMYS; LISSEMYS PUNCTATA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 33646682842     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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