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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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