Regulation of immunocompetence by different androgen metabolites in a blenny with alternative reproductive tactics

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 986-994

  Ros, Albert Frank Huascar ^a   Ferreira, Catarina ^b   Santos, Ricardo Serrão ^b   Oliveira, Rui Filipe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 11-KETOTESTOSTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOCOMOTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

PARABLENNIUS PARVICORNIS;

EID: 33845438997     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.349     Document Type: Article

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