Influence of estradiol-17β, testosterone, and 11-ketotestosterone on testicular development, serum steroid hormone, and gonadotropin secretion in male red sea bream Pagrus major

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 835-845

  Yamaguchi, Sonoko ^a,d   Gen, Koichiro ^b   Okuzawa, Koichi ^b,e   Matsuyama, Michiya ^a   Kagawa, Hirohiko ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SOUTHEAST ASIAN FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (Philippines)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Estradiol 17 ; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Red sea bream; Testicular development; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; PAGRUS MAJOR; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33746899655     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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