Changes in plasma and pituitary GtH-II levels in vitro and in vivo in female blue gourami during the end of vitellogenesis and final oocyte maturation

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-385

  Degani, G ^a,b   Mananos, E L ^a   Jackson, K ^b,c   Abraham, M ^c   Zohar, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0030722368     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19971101)279:4<377::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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