Hemoglobin transition from larval to adult types in a salamander (Hynobius retardatus) depends on activity of the pituitary gland, but not that of the thyroid gland

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Satoh, Shinji J ^a   Wakahara, Masami ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0031011991     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970601)278:2<87::AID-JEZ3>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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