Development of growth hormone cells of laboratory reared yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Larvae and early juveniles

Fisheries Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 583-587

  Kaji, Tatsuya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early development; Growth hormone; Larva; Pituitary; Scombrid; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346019016     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.65.583     Document Type: Article

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