Responsiveness of the interrenal tissue of yellow perch [Perca flavescens from contaminated sites to an ACTH challenge test in vivo

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 438-450

  Girard, Caroline ^a   Brodeur, Julie C ^a   Hontela, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0031841996     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-224     Document Type: Article

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