Cortisol Is Involved in Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in the Japanese Flounder
β Scribed by Yamaguchi, Toshiya; Yoshinaga, Norifumi; Yazawa, Takashi; Gen, Koichiro; Kitano, Takeshi
- Book ID
- 126312284
- Publisher
- Endocrine Society
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 342 KB
- Volume
- 151
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-7227
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