Effects of estradiol-17β and 17α-methyltestosterone on gonadal sex differentiation in the F2 hybrid sturgeon, the bester

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1047-1054

  Omoto, Naotaka ^a,b   Maebayashi, Mamoru ^a   Mitsuhashi, Eri ^b   Yoshitomi, Koji ^b   Adachi, Shinji ^b   Yamauchi, Kohei ^b  

^a Hokkaido Electric Power Co Inc   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 methyltestosterone; Estradiol 17 ; Hormone treatment; Sex differentiation; Sex reversal; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER RUTHENUS; HUSO; HUSO HUSO;

EID: 0036776138     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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