Steroidogenesis in Fundulus heteroclitus V.: Purification, characterization, and metabolism of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one by intact follicles and its role in oocyte maturation

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 1-15

  Petrino, Teresa R ^a   Lin, Y W Peter ^a   Netherton, James C ^a   Powell, David H ^a   Wallace, Robin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0027486529     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1993.1138     Document Type: Article

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