Increased plasma 17-hydroxyprogesterone and milt production in response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in captive male starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus

Aquaculture

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 703-716

  Moon, S H ^a   Lim, H K ^b   Kwon, J Y ^c   Lee, J K ^b   Chang, Y J ^a  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

^c SunMoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

17 Hydroxyprogesterone; Fertilization; GnRHa; Larval growth; Milt volume; Sperm motility; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; FLATFISH; REPRODUCTION; SEX HORMONE; SPERM;

PLATICHTHYS STELLATUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0037468988     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00643-9     Document Type: Article

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