Reproductive cycle and human chorionic gonadotropin-induced ovulation in hatchery reared Japanese catfish Silurus asotus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 495-504

  Kumakura, Naoki ^a,b   Sakai, Kiyoshi ^a   Takashima, Fumio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Induced ovulation; Japanese catfish; Ovarian development; Seasonal cycle; Silurus asotus; Steroid

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; SILURUS; SILURUS ASOTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037812842     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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