Physiological and molecular basis of fish oocyte hydration

The Fish Oocyte: From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 349-396

  Cerdà, Joan ^a   Fabra, Mercedes ^a   Raldúa, Demetrio ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

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