Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates thyroid activity in a freshwater murrel, Channa gachua (Ham.), and carps, Catla catla (Ham.) and Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 456-463

  Roy, P ^a   Datta, M ^a   Dasgupta, S ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE SYNTHESIS;

CATLA CATLA; CHANNA GACHUA;

EID: 0034008549     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7432     Document Type: Article

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