Ultimobranchial gland of freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis, in response to calcitonin administration
The absence o!!f a hypocalcemic effect of calcitonin (CT) in fishes has been suggested due to exceedingly high plasma levels of CT; the fish may be saturated with respect of circulating CT and therefore unable to respond to exogenously administered CT. Earlier it has been suggested that a hypocalcem...
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| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2009001200002 |