Ovarian steroidogenesis and the role of sex steroid hormones on ovarian growth and maturation of the Japanese eel

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-5, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Kazeto, Yukinori ^a   Tosaka, Ryota ^a   Matsubara, Hajime ^b   Ijiri, Shigeho ^c   Adachi, Shinji ^c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

11 Ketotestosterone; 17 ,20 Dihydroxy 4 pregnen 3 one; Estradiol 17 ; Japanese eel; Ovary; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; 17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ARTICLE; EEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TELEOST; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; EELS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; OVARY; STEROIDS;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 81255149493     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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