Conversion of cholesterol to sex steroid-like substances by tissues of Mictyris brevidactylus in vitro

Zoological Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 102-110

  Shih, Jin Taur ^a   Liao, Ching Fong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crab; Hepatopancreas; Ovary; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040579301     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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