Effects of long-term corticosterone implants on growth and immune function in juvenile alligators, Alligator mississippiensis

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-162

  Morici, Lisa A ^a   Elsey, Ruth M ^b   Lance, Valentine A ^a,c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031259781     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19971001)279:2<156::AID-JEZ6>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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