Effects of differential dose and duration of 17-methyltestosterone treatment on sex reversal of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis Niloticus at different age groups under Indian perspective

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 705-710

  Chakraborty, Suman Bhusan ^a   Sarbajna, Adity ^b   Mazumdar, Debasis ^c   Banerjee, Samir ^b  

^a Serampore College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

17 Methyl Testosterone; Oreochromis niloticus; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

METHYLTESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE ACTION; INDIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TILAPIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES;

EID: 37849024859     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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