Thyroid hormones accelerate the development of white bars in clownfish larvae (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Thyroid hormones accelerate the development of white bars in clownfish larvae

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Clownfish larvae treated with thyroid hormones formed a higher number of bands at an earlier stage of development, compared to control larvae that weren't treated with thyroid hormones. The image shows a control clownfish larvae (top) and a larvae five days after it was given a dose of thyroid hormones (bottom).

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Pauline Salis, first author

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