The effect of purified mammalian growth hormone on the killifish [Fundulus heteroclitus (Linn)]
β Scribed by Pickford, Grace E. ;Thompson, Ernest F.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1948
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 806 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-104X
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