Correlations between plasma levels of sex steroids and spermatogenesis during the sexual cycle of the chub, Leuciscus cephalus L. (Pisces: Cyprinidae)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 228-233

  Guerriero, Giulia ^a   Ferro, Rosaria ^a   Ciarcia, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyprinidae; Gonadal histology; Leuciscus cephalus; Reproduction; Steroid

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; PISCES;

EID: 29144480973     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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