Methallibure-induced inhibition of hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ovarian activity in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis involves changes in hypothalamic monoamine activity

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-364

  Senthilkumaran, B ^a   Joy, K P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Catfish; Gonadotropin II secretion; Methallibure; Monoamines; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 0002335431     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007707604097     Document Type: Article

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