In vitro metabolism of steroid hormones by ovary and hepatopancreas of the crustacean Penaeid shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-306

  Summavielle, Teresa ^a,b,c   Monteiro, Pedro Ribeiro Rocha ^a,b,c   Reis Henriques, Maria Armanda ^a,d   Coimbra, Joao ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c All Health Sciences School of Porto   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Decapods; Hepatopancreas; Hormones; Maturation; Ovary; Reproduction; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; HORMONE; METABOLISM;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MARSUPENAEUS; MARSUPENAEUS JAPONICUS; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 0242498770     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3299     Document Type: Article

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