Oogenesis in the spotted ray Torpedo marmorata

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Prisco, Marina ^a   Liguoro, Annamaria ^a   Ricchiari, Loredana ^a   Del Giudice, Giuseppina ^a   Andreuccetti, Piero ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cartilaginous fish; Granulosa; Oogenesis; Torpedo marmorata; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EGG; EMBRYO; FISH BIOLOGY; NEONATE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHONDRICHTHYES; RAJA MONTAGUI; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

EID: 33846809260     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-006-9013-y     Document Type: Article

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