Assessment of testis development during induced spermatogenesis in the European eel Anguilla Anguilla

Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-118

  Tomkiewicz, Jonna ^a   Kofoed, Tanja M N ^a   Pedersen, Jes S ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 84864100461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19425120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2011.556902     Document Type: Article

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