Effects of oxytocin on semen release response in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1905-1917

  Viveiros, A T M ^a,b   Jatzkowski, A ^a   Komen, J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catfish; Oxytocin; Pituitary extract; Semen release

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES; SILURIFORMES;

EID: 0037401016     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01290-6     Document Type: Article

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