Three-dimensional reconstruction of postovulatory follicles from histological sections

Fisheries Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Korta, Maria ^a   Murua, Hilario ^a   Quincoces, Iñaki ^a   Thorsen, Anders ^b   Witthames, Peter ^c  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cod; Hake; Histology; Postovulatory follicle; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 77953418776     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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