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Expression of the calcitonin gene during migration of the Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 31 Dec 1990
Maubras L, Cressent M, Minvielle S, Taboulet J, Jullienne A, Milhaud G, Moukhtar M S
Abstract excerpt
Plasma calcitonin levels increase during reproduction in female salmon. Whether these changes in circulating levels of the hormone are due to increased secretion and or increased biosynthesis is not established. We measured total and poly A+ RNAs and calcitonin content of ultimobranchial bodies of male and female pink salmon during the different stages of the reproductive cycle. Calcitonin mRNAs were analysed by...
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