VALIDATION OF THE ACETO-CARMINE TECHNIQUE FOR EVALUATING PHENOTYPIC SEX IN NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) FRY
In this study a method for evaluating phenotypic sex in Nile tilapia was validated. A technique that uses aceto-carmine squash mounts to stain the entire gonadal tissue for microscopic examination (Method 2- squash mounts) was compared with a technique based on traditional histology. Approximately 2...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2002-02-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782002000100023&tlng=en |