Whole-body concentrations of cortisol and sex steroids in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus, Richardson 1836) during early development and stress response

Aquaculture International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-14

  Simontacchi, Claudia ^a   Negrato, E ^a   Pazzaglia, M ^b   Bertotto, D ^a   Poltronieri, C ^a   Radaelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Agroittica Lombarda SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Development; Eggs; Larvae; Sexual steroids; Stress response; White sturgeon

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; STEROID; STRESS;

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; PISCES;

EID: 58149313023     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-008-9174-x     Document Type: Article

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