The Endocrine Mechanism of Sex Reversal in the Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli: A Review

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 197-205

  Chang, Ching Fong ^a   Lin, Bih Yun ^a   Lau, En Lieng ^a   Lee, Mong Fong ^a   Yueh, Wen Shiun ^a   Lee, Yan Hoarn ^a   Chang, Cheng Nan ^a   Huang, Jing Duan ^a   Tacon, Philippe ^a   Lee, Fang Yi ^a   Du, Jin Lien ^a   Sun, Lian Tien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Black porgy; Endocrine mechanism; Estradiol 17 ; Fish; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; SEX HORMONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0031592998     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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