Effects of gonadectomy and androgen treatments on pituitary and plasma levels of gonadotropins in mature male Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, parr - Positive feedback control of both gonadotropins

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 814-820

  Borg, B ^a   Antonopoulou, E ^a   Mayer, I ^a   Andersson, E ^a,b   Berglund, I ^c   Swanson, P ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; FEEDBACK; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; SALMON; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031883736     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.3.814     Document Type: Article

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