Photoperiod influences the ontogenetic expression of aromatase and estrogen receptor α in the developing tilapia brain

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Wang, Li Hsueh ^a   Tsai, Ching Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Brain; Estrogen receptor; Photoperiod; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TILAPIA;

EID: 28844470230     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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