Χαριτίνη Νέπκα¹, Δημήτρης Κουρέτας²

¹ Κυτταρολογικό Εργαστήριο, Σέρρες, Ελλάς ² Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, Βόλος, Ελλάς

Ch. Nepka, D. Kouretas

Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Agri­culture, Uni­versity of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, Greece

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