Regulation of pituitary gonadotropin II and growth hormone content by sex steroids and pituitary extract in the aquacultured japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Aquaculture

Volumn 209, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 319-332

  Jeng, Shan Ru ^a   Chen, Guan Ru ^b   Lai, Jong Yih ^b   Huang, Yung Sen ^b   Dufour, Sylvie ^c   Chang, Ching Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Eel; Gonadotropin II; Growth hormone; Maturation; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

EEL; FISH CULTURE; HORMONE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037189642     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00806-7     Document Type: Article

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