Seasonal levels of cortisol, IGF-1 and triiodothyronine in adult male pudu (Pudu puda)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Reyes, Eugenia ^a   Bubenik, George A ^b   Lobos, Alejadro ^a   Schams, Dieter ^c   Bartoš, Luděk ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antler cycle; Deer; Insulin like growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

PUDU PUDA;

EID: 0030746781     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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