Effects of aromatizable and nonaromatizable androgens on the sex inversion of red-spotted grouper (Epinephelus akaara)

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-33

  Li, Guang Li ^a,b   Liu, Xiao Chun ^a   Lin, Hao Ran ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Epinephelus akaara; Methyl dihydrotestosterone; Methyltestosterone; Sex inversion; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; METHANDRIOL; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GONAD; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; RED SPOTTED GROUPER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOCYTE;

EPINEPHELUS AKAARA; EPINEPHELUS ANALOGUS;

EID: 33747881052     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-005-4900-z     Document Type: Article

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