Effects of Estradiol Valerate on Steroid Hormones and Sex Reversal of Female Rice Field Eel, Monopterus albus (Zuiew)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-104

  Chu, Zhangjie ^a   Wu, Youxian ^b   Gong, Shiyuan ^c   Zhang, Guobin ^c   Zhang, Lei ^c   Yuan, Yongchao ^c   Yuan, Hanwen ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EEL; FECUNDITY; SEX HORMONE; SEX REVERSAL; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

MONOPTERUS ALBUS;

EID: 79551654844     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2010.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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