The endocrine system

The Toxicology of Fishes

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 457-488

  Thomas, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203647295     Document Type: Chapter

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