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Sex differences in the expression of GH/IGF axis genes underlie sexual size dimorphism in the yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco)

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  1. College of Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Aquaculture Collaborative Innovation Center of Hubei Province, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Wenge Ma, Junjie Wu, Jin Zhang, Yan He, Jianfang Gui & Jie Mei

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Ma, W., Wu, J., Zhang, J. et al. Sex differences in the expression of GH/IGF axis genes underlie sexual size dimorphism in the yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco). Sci. China Life Sci. 59, 431–433 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-015-4957-6

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Keywords

  • Growth Hormone
  • Sexual Dimorphism
  • Larval Fish
  • Somatic Growth
  • Sexual Size Dimorphism