Expression of three gonadotropin subunits and gonadotropin receptor mRNA during male-to-female sex change in the cinnamon clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-415

  An, Kwang Wook ^a   Lee, Jehee ^b   Choi, Cheol Young ^a  

^a Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cinnamon clownfish; Gonadotropin; Gonadotropin receptor; Sex change

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

AMPHIPRION MELANOPUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CINNAMON CLOWNFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMPHIPRION MELANOPUS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 77953021400     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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