Production of a high percentage of male offspring in growth-enhanced transgenic tilapia using Oreochromis aureus ZZ selected pseudofemales

Aquaculture

Volumn 270, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 541-545

  Abad, Zoila ^a   González, Raúl ^a   Mendoza, Irian ^a   Oliva, Aymé ^a   Pimentel, Eulogio ^a   Pimentel, Rafael ^a   Martínez, Rebeca ^a   Estrada, Mario Pablo ^a   Ramirez, Yamilka ^a   Arenal, Amilcar ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Monosex; Oreochromis aureus; Sex reversal; Tilapia; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; CICHLID; FISH CULTURE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HORMONE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL;

OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 34547820732     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.03.035     Document Type: Article

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