Urine of ovulated female masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) contains a priming pheromone which increases plasma 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3-one level in mature male parr

Cybium

Volumn 32, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 307-

  Yambe, Hidenobu ^a   Konno, Shouhei ^b   Kitamura, Shoji ^c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

L kynurenine; Masu salmon; Oncorhynchus masou; Sex pheromone; Urine

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU;

EID: 76449122034     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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