Testosterone rapidly increases ejaculate volume and sperm density in competitively breeding goldfish through an estrogenic membrane receptor mechanism

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-112

  Mangiamele, Lisa A ^a   Thompson, Richmond R ^a  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carassius auratus; Estrogen; Membrane estrogen receptor; Rapid steroid effect; Sperm competition; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLDFISH; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EJACULATION; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84864320551     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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