Effects of estradiol and progesterone on the reproduction of the freshwater crayfish cherax albidus

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-47

  Coccia, E ^a   De Lisa, E ^a   Di Cristo, C ^a   Di Cosmo, A ^b   Paolucci, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CRAYFISH; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; HORMONE; REPRODUCTION;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX ALBIDUS; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FATTY ACID; FRESH WATER; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRAYFISH; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HEMOLYMPH; HEPATOPANCREAS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 77952302054     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv218n1p36     Document Type: Article

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