Effects of testosterone on contractile properties of sexually dimorphic forelimb muscles in male bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana, Shaw 1802)

Biology Open

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 932-940

  Kampe, Aaron R ^a   Peters, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullfrog; Forelimb muscles; Sexual dimorphism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979256352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20133798     Document Type: Article

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