Induction of ovarian growth in the red claw crayfish, cherax quadricarinatus, by the enkephalinergic antagonist naloxone: In vivo and in vitro studies

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Cahansky, Alejandra V ^a   Medesani, Daniel A ^a   RodrÍguez, Enrique M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cherax; Crustaceans; Dopaminergic; Enkephalinergic; Ovarian growth

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 56549088626     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2008.9652256     Document Type: Article

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