Several cases of disseminated neoplasia in mussels Mytilus edulis (L.) in western Long Island Sound

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1201-1207

  Galimany, Eve ^a   Sunila, Inke ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b State of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Flow cytometry; Long Island Sound; Mytilus edulis; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS TROSSULUS;

EID: 58149229480     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000-27.5.1201     Document Type: Article

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