Hormonal control of swimbladder sonic muscle dimorphism in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3467-3477

  Modesto, Teresa ^a   Canário, Adelino V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Androgen; Castration; Halobatrachus didactylus; Male dimorphism; Muscle hypertrophy; Toadfish

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

AIR SAC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; BLOOD; CASTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

AIR SACS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; CASTRATION; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; PORTUGAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS;

EID: 0142071783     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00581     Document Type: Article

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