Neuroendocrine modulation of stress response in the anuran, Rana esculenta

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-408

  Mosconi, Gilberto ^a   Palermo, Francesco ^a   Carotti, Marcello ^a   Kikuyama, Sakae ^b   Yamamoto, Kazutoshi ^b   Polzonetti Magni, Alberta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CAPTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SALINITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748527192     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190141     Document Type: Article

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