Differential expression of neural and gonadal aromatase enzymatic activities in relation to gonadal development in Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 802-812

  Jeng, Shan Ru ^a,b   Dufour, Sylvie ^c   Chang, Ching Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPAGRUS SCHLEGELII; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ELOPOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; PERCOMORPHA; TELEOSTEI;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EEL; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PERCIFORMES; PITUITARY GLAND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTIS;

EID: 25144456519     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.194     Document Type: Article

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