Effects of feminizing microsporidia on the masculinizing function of the androgenic gland in Gammarus duebeni

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-151

  Jahnke, Martin ^a,b   Smith, Judith E ^a,c   Dubuffet, Aurore ^a,d   Dunn, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Feminization; Masculinization; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; INVERTEBRATA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; NOSEMA; NOSEMA GRANULOSIS;

EID: 84871604276     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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