Pharmacological Dose of Estradiol-17β Induces Vitellogenin Synthesis in Cultured Hepatocytes of Immature Eel Anguilla japonica

Fisheries Science

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 989-994

  Komatsu, Masaharu ^a,b   Hayashi, Seiichi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

eel; Estradiol 17 ; Hepatocyte; Secretion; Synthesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0000016135     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.63.989     Document Type: Article

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