Vertebrate steroids and the control of female reproduction in two decapod crustaceans, Emerita asiatica and Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-123

  Gunamalai, V ^a   Kirubagaran, R ^b   Subramoniam, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Crustaceans; Estradiol 17 ; Molting; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EMERITA ASIATICA; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644591744     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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