Annual variations and sex-related differences of estradiol-17β levels in the anthozoan Renilla koellikeri

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-68

  Pernet, Vincent ^a   Anctil, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthozoan; Enzyme immuno assay; Estradiol 17 ; Lipids; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LIPID;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; GONAD; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENILLA KOELLIKERI; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPAWNING; SYNTHESIS; WINTER; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037107765     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(02)00513-0     Document Type: Article

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