A histo-morphological study of the testis of the sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as reference for future toxicological assessments

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-422

  Van Dyk, J C ^a   Pieterse, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 48249119575     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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