Season and physiological parameters modulate salmonid leucocyte androgen receptor affinity and abundance

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 379-391

  Slater, Caleb H ^a   Schreck, Carl B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgen receptors; Cortisol; Immune; Leucocyte; Salmonid; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032109132     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1998.0150     Document Type: Article

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