Characterization of melanin-concentrating hormone in chum salmon pituitaries
β Scribed by Kawauchi, Hiroshi; Kawazoe, Ichiro; Tsubokawa, Makoto; Kishida, Mitsuyo; Baker, Bridget I.
- Book ID
- 109732125
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 305
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/305321a0
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