Maternal factors in fish oogenesis and embryonic development

The Fish Oocyte: From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 141-174

  Lyman Gingerich, Jamie ^a   Pelegri, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6235-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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