Steroids as potential modulators of thyroid hormone activity in anuran metamorphosis

American Zoologist

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-194

  Yes, Tyrone B H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1093/icb/37.2.185     Document Type: Article

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