Seasonal variations in hepatic and ovarian zinc concentrations during the annual reproductive cycle in female channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-72

  Banks, S D ^a   Thomas, P ^b   Baer, K N ^c  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c School of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Metal binding proteins; Metallothionein; Ovary; Reproductive cycle; Seasonal; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; METALLOTHIONEIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERUM; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; ICTALURIDAE; LIVER; OVARY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; ZINC;

EID: 0032829326     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(99)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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