11-Ketotestosterone induces male-type sexual behavior and gonadotropin secretion in gynogenetic crucian carp, Carassius auratus langsdorfii

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 178-187

  Kobayashi, Makito ^a   Nakanishi, Teruyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Gonadotropin secretion; Gynogenetic fish; Sexual behavior; Sexual plasticity

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 0032813664     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7314     Document Type: Article

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