Growth hormone-insuline-like growth factor-I system in pejerrey Odontesthes bonariensis (Atheriniformes)

Using biotechnology to increase the growth rates of fish is likely to reduce production costs per unit of food. Among vertebrates, fish appear to occupy a unique position, when growth patterns are considered. With few exceptions, fish species tend to grow indeterminately, implying that size is never...

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Main Authors: S.E. Arranz, A. A. Sciara, P. Botta, P. Cerutti, M. Tobin, G.M. Somoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2008-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008001300001