Sex steroids in Tapes philippinarum (Adams and Reeve 1850) during gametogenic cycle: Preliminary results

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 9 B, 2008, Pages 1466-1470

  Negrato, Elena ^a   Marin, Maria Gabriella ^a   Bertotto, Daniela ^a   Matozzo, Valerio ^a   Poltronieri, Carlo ^a   Simontacchi, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDCs; Gametogenic cycle; RIAs; Sex steroids; Tapes philippinarum

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GAMETOGENESIS; HORMONE; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; STEROID;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 55549096041     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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