Effects of gonadal steroids on the serotonin synthesis and metabolism in the early developing tilapia brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 264, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Tsai, Ching Lin ^a   Wang, Li Hsueh ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Monoamine oxidase; Para Chlorophenylalanine; Serotonin; Testosterone; Tilapia; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; TILAPIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; ESTRADIOL; FENCLONINE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS; TILAPIA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0033515863     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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