Effect of sex-steroid hormones, testosterone and estradiol, on humoral immune parameters of gilthead seabream

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 693-700

  Cuesta, A ^a   Vargas Chacoff, L ^b   Garcia Lopez A ^c   Arjona, F J ^b   Martinez Rodriguez G ^c   Meseguer, J ^a   Mancera, J M ^b   Esteban, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complement; Estradiol; Gilthead seabream; IgM; Immune reproductive system; Teleosts; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SPARUS AURATA; TELEOSTEI;

ANDROGEN; COMPLEMENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PEROXIDASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SEA BREAM;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; PEROXIDASE; SEA BREAM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34447288925     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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