Serum levels of testosterone, 11-ketotestosterone and oestradiol-17β in three species of sturgeon during gonadal development and final maturation induced by hormonal treatment

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1330-1338

  Barannikova, I A ^a   Bayunova, L V ^b   Semenkova, T B ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Central Laboratory of Fish Reproduction   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Final maturation; Gametogenesis; Oestradiol 17 ; Sturgeon; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER GUELDENSTAEDTII; ACIPENSER STELLATUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; HUSO; HUSO HUSO;

EID: 2442649196     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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