Comparative analyses of serum vitellogenin levels in male and female Reeves' pond turtles (Chinemys reevesii) by an immunological assay

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Tada, N ^a   Saka, M ^a   Ueda, Y ^a   Hoshi, H ^b   Uemura, T ^b   Kamata, Y ^b  

^a Kyoto Pref Inst Hygienic E   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinemys reevesii turtle; Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay; Sexual differences; Vitellogenin; Xenobiotic estrogens

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FRESH WATER; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 0442329915     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-003-0384-2     Document Type: Article

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