Changes in sex steroid levels in yolks of the leghorn chicken, Gallus domesticus, during embryonic development

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 594-600

  Elf, Pamela K ^a   Fivizzani, Albert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036847839     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.10169     Document Type: Article

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