gonadosomatic en · ADJ
Etymology
From gonado- + somatic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Specifying the ratio of the masses of the gonads and the body
Liver and gonad were sampled to determine their weights and to calculate the hepatosomatic index (HSI) and gonadosomatic index (GSI) according to the formulas: with LW: liver weight (g); with GW: gonad weight (g), BW: body weight (g).
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