Differentiation and development of Leydig cell, and induction of spermatogenesis during testicular differentiation in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-195

  Chiba, H ^a   Miura, T ^b   Nakamura, M ^c   Yamauchi, K ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Eel; Gonad; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Leydig cell; Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Steroid producing cell; Testicular differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004794687     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007753115397     Document Type: Article

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