Seasonal dynamics in gonadotropin secretion and E2-binding in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Kirubagaran, R ^a   Senthilkumaran, B ^a,b   Sudhakumari, C C ^b   Joy, K P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Catfish; E2 binding; Estradiol 17 ; Gonadotropin; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CATFISH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; TELENCEPHALON;

HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS;

EID: 33748427082     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-006-0022-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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