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Effect of cadmium chloride on steroidogenic enzymes in the Bidder's organ of the toad (Bufo melanostictus)

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Injection of cadmium chloride in a toad increases both theΔ 5-3β-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities in Bidder's organ.

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  1. Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, College of Science and Technology, 92, A.P.C. Road, 700009, Calcutta, India

    P. K. Ghosh, A. K. Ghosh & N. M. Biswas

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Ghosh, P.K., Ghosh, A.K. & Biswas, N.M. Effect of cadmium chloride on steroidogenic enzymes in the Bidder's organ of the toad (Bufo melanostictus). Experientia 40, 91–92 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959119

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