Pituitary-gonadal relationship in the catfish Clarias batrachus (L): A study correlating gonadotrophin-II and sex steroid dynamics

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 395-404

  Joy, K P ^c   Singh, M S ^c   Senthilkumaran, B ^a   Goos, H J Th ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOIDES; CLARIAS BATRACHUS;

EID: 0034164959     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.395     Document Type: Article

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