An Effect of Thyroxine upon the Swimming of Cod
- 1 December 1970
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 27 (12) , 2337-2338
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f70-260
Abstract
Cod treated with the hormone thyroxine, and held in a large aquarium, swam 35% faster than saline-treated controls held in the same conditions. The difference in swimming activity of the two groups was highly significant.Keywords
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