Role of estrogen in spermatogenesis in initial phase males of the three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus): Effect of aromatase inhibitor on the testis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-121

  Kobayashi, Yasuhisa ^a,b   Nozu, Ryo ^a,b   Nakamura, Masaru ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Aromatase inhibitor; Estrogen; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Wrasse

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; EXEMESTANE;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FISH; HALICHOERES TRIMACULATUS; HERMAPHRODITISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

BODIANUS BILUNULATUS; HALICHOERES TRIMACULATUS;

EID: 78650344417     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22507     Document Type: Article

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