Histochemical localisation of acetylcholinesterase activity in ovary and embryos of Ciona intestinalis and Ascidia malaca (Ascidiacea, Urochordata) after exposition to trybutyltin-chloride

Caryologia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 366-370

  Mansueto, Valentina ^a   Vittoria, Cangialosi Maria ^a   Puccia, Egidio ^b   D'Agati, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase activity; Ciona intestinalis and Ascidia malaca; Ovary and embryonic development; Tributyltin chloride (TBT Cl)

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 65449148389     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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