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Calcitonin Functions Both as a Hypocalcemic Hormone and Stimulator of Steroid Production and Oocyte Maturation in Ovarian Follicles of Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio

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Dilip Mukherjee, Sourav Kundu, Kousik Pramanick, Sudipta Paul and Buddhadev Mallick

Submitted: 20 October 2010 Published: 26 October 2011

DOI: 10.5772/17291

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Update on Mechanisms of Hormone Action - Focus on Metabolism, Growth and Reproduction

Edited by Gianluca Aimaretti with Paolo Marzullo and Flavia Prodam

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Written By

Dilip Mukherjee, Sourav Kundu, Kousik Pramanick, Sudipta Paul and Buddhadev Mallick

Submitted: 20 October 2010 Published: 26 October 2011