Exposure to 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one changes seminal characteristics in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1047-1052

  Pinheiro, Marcus Frederico Martins ^a   De Souza, Silvia Maria Guimarães ^a   Barcellos, Leonardo José Gil ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

17,20 P; Milt; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Pheromone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0141724857     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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