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Altered expression of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I axis hormones in domesticated fish.
Endocrinology - 1 Apr 2009
Tymchuk Wendy E, Beckman Brian, Devlin Robert H
Abstract excerpt
There are genetically based differences in growth and behavior between domestic and wild (W) trout and salmon, although the molecular underpinnings of the physiological alterations have not been identified. To test for genetically based alterations in the GH/IGF-I axis, which is thought to mediate some of the differences in growth and behavior, we measured circulating concentrations of GH, IGF-I, and thyroid...
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