The influence of phytoestrogens and oestradiol-17β on growth and sex determination in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1213-1219

  Tzchori, Itai ^a,b,d   Degani, Gad ^b,c   Elisha, Ronit ^b   Eliyahu, Rivka ^b   Hurvitz, Avshalom ^b   Vaya, Jacob ^b   Moav, Boaz ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

European eel; Genistein; Licorice; Oestradiol 17 ; Phytooestrogens; Sex determination; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DIET; EEL; GROWTH RATE; SEX DETERMINATION; WEIGHT;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; GLYCYRRHIZA;

EID: 6944241440     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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