Metabolism of estrogens and androgens by embryonic tissues of arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 118-127

  Khan, M N ^a   Renaud, R L ^a   Leatherland, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FISH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0031194992     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1997.6908     Document Type: Article

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