Plasma steroid hormone profile in an anovulatory Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L.), exhibiting ovarian cysts

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 389-394

  Khan, M N ^a   Renaud, R ^a   Leatherland, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0030484579     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1996.tb00377.x     Document Type: Article

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