Lack of Inhibitory Control of Melanophore-Stimulating Hormone Secretion in the Larval Toad, Bufo japonicus

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 749-752

  Kouki, Tom ^a   Kawamura, Kosuke ^a   Kikuyama, Sakae ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0032275298     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.749     Document Type: Article

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