Endocrine regulation of blood flow and secretion rate in the salt gland of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
β Scribed by W. Anderson; I. DeVries; R. Cramp; C. Franklin
- Book ID
- 113519014
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1095-6433
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