Rapid decline in the concentrations of three yolk steroids during development: Is it embryonic regulation?

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-251

  Paitz, Ryan T ^a   Bowden, Rachel M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Estradiol; Maternal effects; Progesterone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEASON; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TURTLE;

EID: 62049083813     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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