Existence of an extra-retinal and extra-pineal photoreceptive organ that regulates photoperiodism in gonadal development of an Osmerid teleost, ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 414-422

  Masuda, Tomohiro ^a,b   Iigo, Masayuki ^b   Aida, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis; Extra pineal and extra retinal photoreceptor; Gonadal development; Gonadosomatic index; Lateral eyes; Photoperiodism; Pineal complex; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TELEOST; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE SECTION;

OSMERIDAE; PLECOGLOSSUS ALTIVELIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 20344363619     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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