Cytochrome P450 aromatases: Impact on gonadal development, recrudescence and effect of hCG in the catfish, Clarias gariepinus

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-245

  Rasheeda, M K ^a   Sridevi, P ^a   Senthilkumaran, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatase; CYP19A1; CYP19A2; Ovarian cycle; Ovarian differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; ESTRADIOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 77952876743     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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