Hormones and the Female Reproductive System of Amphibians

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates - Volume 2

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-81

  Aranzábal, Mari Carmen Uribe ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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