In vitro steroidogenesis by gonads of the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedti Brandt

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-353

  Bukovskaya, O ^a,d   Lambert, J G D ^b   Kirne, D E ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Acipenser gueldenstaedti; Ovary; Steroids; Sturgeon; Testis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001299569     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007784020290     Document Type: Article

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