Prolactin and freshwater osmoregulation of juvenile chum Oncorhynchus keta and sockeye O. nerka salmon
The possible role of prolactin in the freshwater osmoregulation of laboratory reared juvenile chum (Oncorhynchus keta) and sockeye (0. nerka) salmon was investigated. Pituitary cytology indicated that prolactin cells of both species develop gradually during freshwater residence and downstream migrat...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18924 |