Vitellogenesis with special emphasis on Indian fishes

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Nath, P ^a   Sahu, R ^a   Kabita, Sk ^a   Bhattacharya, D ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Estradiol 17 ; Fish; Gonadotropin; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin; Yolk proteins; Zonagenesis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; GONADOTROPIN; LIPOVITELLIN; PHOSVITIN; VITELLOGENIN; YOLK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; INDIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVIPARITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTION; TELEOST; VITELLOGENESIS;

CHANNA MARULIUS MARULIUS; CHANNA PUNCTATUS; CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; CYPRINIDAE; HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS; LABEO ROHITA; PATAECUS; PISCES; RADIATA; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36349021359     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-007-9167-0     Document Type: Article

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