Gonadotropins, their receptors, and the regulation of testicular functions in fish

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 407-417

  Schulz, R W ^a   Vischer, H F ^a   Cavaco, J E B ^a   Santos, E M ^b   Tyler, C R ^b   Goos, H J Th ^a   Bogerd, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African catfish; Androgen production; Follicle stimulating hormone; Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone receptor; Spermatogenesis; Steroid feedback; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CATFISH; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

MAMMALIA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034982440     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00339-6     Document Type: Review

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