Stimulation of testicular function by exogenous testosterone in male protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 327-333

  Lau, E L ^a   Lin, B Y ^a   Lee, F Y ^a   Sun, L T ^a   Dufour, S ^b   Chang, C F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Black porgy; Spermiation; Testicular function; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPAGRUS SCHLEGELI;

EID: 0030741672     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0438     Document Type: Article

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