Modulation of fish growth hormone levels by salinity, temperature, pollutants and aquaculture related stress: a review

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries - Tập 19 Số 1 - Trang 97-120 - 2009
Eddie E. Deane1, Norman Y.S. Woo1
1Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China

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