Effects of photoperiod on pituitary gonadotropin levels in masu salmon

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 289, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 449-455

  Amano, Masafumi ^a,c   Ikuta, Kazumasa ^a   Kitamura, Shoji ^a   Aida, Katsumi ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; ONCORHYNCHUS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS; ORCHIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY GLAND; TESTOSTERONE;

ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU;

EID: 0035370890     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1026     Document Type: Article

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