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Changes in weight of the liver and the relationship to reproduction in the hagfish Myxine glutinosa (Cyclostomata)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Robert A. Patzner  and
Hans Adam
Robert A. Patzner
Affiliation:
Zoological Institute, University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria, and Biological Station, University of Oslo, DrØbak, Norway
Hans Adam
Affiliation:
Zoological Institute, University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria, and Biological Station, University of Oslo, DrØbak, Norway
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The hepatosomatic indices (HSI) of eight groups of Myxine glutinosa with different gonadal conditions are calculated and compared with each other. Female animals with eggs longer than 10 mm differ statistically significant in their HSI from all other groups. The production of a vitellogenetic protein in the liver of Myxine is concluded.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 461 - 464
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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