17α-Hydroxyprogesterone induced ovarian growth and vitellogenesis in the freshwater rice field crab Oziotelphusa senex senex

Aquaculture

Volumn 254, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 768-775

  Ramachandra Reddy, P ^a   Kiranmayi, P ^a   Thanuja Kumari, K ^a   Sreenivasula Reddy, P ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crab; Hydroxyprogesterone; Oocyte diameter; Ovarian index; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIFFUSION; REPRODUCTION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OZIOTELPHUSA SENEX SENEX;

EID: 33646124222     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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