Detection of reverse transcriptase activity in golden carpet shell clams (Venerupis aurea) with disseminated neoplasia

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 56-63

  Manso, C F ^a   Diaz S ^b   Carballal, M J ^b   Villalba, A ^b   Romalde, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓNS MARIÑAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS AUREA;

EID: 84860204987     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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