Fish as models for the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction and growth

M. Blázquez1, P.T. Bosma1, E.J. Fraser1, K.J.W. Van Look1, V.L. Trudeau1
1Department of Zoology, Tillydrone Ave., University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, UK

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