Survival of ovarian somatic cells during sex change in the protogynous wrasse, Halichoeres trimaculatus

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-51

  Nozu, Ryo ^a   Horiguchi, Ryo ^a   Murata, Ryosuke ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuhisa ^a   Nakamura, Masaru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell proliferation; Gonadal restructuring; Sex change

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BODIANUS BILUNULATUS; HALICHOERES TRIMACULATUS;

EID: 84872330148     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-012-9632-2     Document Type: Article

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