Development of transgenic fish: Scientific background

Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 61-94

  Nam, Y K ^a   Maclean, N ^b   Fu, C ^c   Pandian, T J ^d   Eguia, M R R ^e  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department   (Philippines)

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