Biosynthesis of steroids in ovarian follicles of red seabream, Pagrus major (Sparidae, Teleostei) during final oocyte maturation and the relative effectiveness of steroid metabolites for germinal vesicle breakdown in vitro

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-54

  Ohta, Kohei ^a   Yamaguchi, Sonoko ^a   Yamaguchi, Akihiko ^a   Gen, Koichiro ^b   Okuzawa, Koichi ^b   Kagawa, Hirohiko ^b   Matsuyama, Michiya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxylated progestins; 20 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Maturation inducing hormone; Red seabream; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXY 5BETA PREGNAN 3 ONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; 17,20BETA,21 TRIHYDROXY 4 PREGNEN 3 ONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3ALPHA(OR 20BETA) HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ELTANOLONE; GESTAGEN; TRACER; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; REDUCTION; SEA BREAM; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROIDOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

PAGRUS MAJOR; SPARIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

ANIMALS; CORTISONE REDUCTASE; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTINS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SEA BREAM; STEROIDS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0036755010     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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