Role of thyroxine and prolactin in the testicular status of spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-145

  Bar, Malabika Sikdar ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Prolactin; Spotted munia; Testis; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROXINE;

HORMONE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GONAD FUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; LONCHURA PUNCTULATA; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LONCHURA PUNCTULATA;

EID: 31544431985     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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