Chapter 15 The biology and toxicology of retinoids in fish

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Fishes

Volumn 6, Issue C, 2005, Pages 413-428

  Alsop, D ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^a   Brown, S B ^b   Eales, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 77957076936     PISSN: 18730140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-0140(05)80018-9     Document Type: Article

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