Ultrastructural studies of the morphological variations of the egg surface and envelopes of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) before and after fertilisation, with a discussion of the fertilisation mechanism

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Mekkawy, Imam A A ^a   Osman, Alaa G M ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

African catfish; Chorion proteins; Egg envelops; Micropyle; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EGG DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MORPHOLOGY; TELEOST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; RADIATA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33750453040     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70s223     Document Type: Article

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