Changes in mRNA levels of ovarian steroidogenic enzymes during artificial maturation of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 979-988

  Matsubara, Hajime ^a   Kazeto, Yukinori ^a,c   Ijiri, Shigeho ^a   Hirai, Toshiaki ^b   Adachi, Shinji ^a   Yamauchi, Kohei ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial maturation; Japanese eel; mRNA expression, ovary, steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0242709831     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2003.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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