Gonadotropic regulation of oocyte development

The Fish Oocyte: From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 175-202

  Rosenfeld, Hanna ^a   Meiri, Iris ^a   Elizur, Abigail ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6235-3_7     Document Type: Chapter

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