Molecular aspects of oocyte vitellogenesis in fish

The Fish Oocyte: From Basic Studies to Biotechnological Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 39-76

  Babin, Patrick J ^a   Carnevali, Oliana ^b   Lubzens, Esther ^c   Schneider, Wolfgang J ^d  

^a Unite mixte INRA IFREMER Universite Bordeaux 1 UMR Nuage   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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