Masculinization of female golden rabbitfish Siganus guttatus using an aromatase inhibitor treatment during sex differentiation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-409

  Komatsu, Toru ^a   Nakamura, Shigeo ^a   Nakamura, Masaru ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Endogenous estrogen; Estradiol 17 ; Fadrozole; Golden rabbitfish; Masculinization; Sex differentiation; Siganus guttatus

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGANUS GUTTATUS;

CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; SIGANUS GUTTATUS;

EID: 33746099260     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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