Structural and expression analysis of hepatic vitellogenin gene during ovarian maturation in Anguilla japonica

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Wang, Yung Song ^a   Lou, Show Wan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Artificial maturation; Methyltestosterone; Ovarian follicle; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRADIOL; LIPOVITELLIN; LIVER EXTRACT; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NUCLEOTIDE; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; EEL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TELEOST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LIVER; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; TISSUE EXTRACTS; VITELLOGENINS;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33746782959     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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