Testicular responsiveness to gonadotropic hormone in vitro and Leydig and Sertoli cell ultrastructure during pubertal development of male African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-254

  Schulz, Rüdiger W ^a   Lubberink, Karlien ^a   Zandbergen, Matthijs A ^a   Janssen Dommerholt, Coby ^a   Peute, Jan ^a   Goos, Henk J Th ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African catfish (Clarias gariepinus); Androgen secretion; Gonadotropin responsiveness; Puberty; Testis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001196547     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01875575     Document Type: Article

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