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Stacey L Weiss1, Gwynne Johnston, Michael C Moore

  • 1School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1505, USA. sweiss@ups.edu

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
|January 9, 2007
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Embryonic corticosterone (CORT) accelerates hatching in tree lizards by an average of 18 hours. This finding reveals a novel mechanism for regulating embryonic development and hatching timing in oviparous animals.

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