Estrogen binding sites in the sea scallop: Characterization and possible involvement in reproductive regulation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-313

  Wang, Chunde ^a,b   Croll, Roger P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competitive analysis; Estrogen; Estrogen binding sites; Estrogen receptor; Placopecten magellanicus; Radioligand; Saturation analysis; Sex steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ESTROGEN BINDING; FEMALE; HORMONE BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SCALLOP; SEXUAL MATURATION;

BIVALVIA; PECTINIDAE; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 35448930357     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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