Puberty in teleosts

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-41

  Okuzawa, Koichi ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; FSH; GnRH; Gonadotropin; IGF I; Leptin; LH; Steroid

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ACTIVIN; ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

AQUACULTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038752024     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023395025374     Document Type: Review

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