UBC researcher discovers ancient 'stress hormone' in pre-historic fish

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 05:08 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A University of British Columbia zoologist has discovered a new corticosteroid hormone in the sea lamprey, an eel-like fish and one of the earliest vertebrates dating back 500 million years. These findings have shed light on the evolution of steroid hormones and may help conservation and management efforts for lampreys...

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