Presence of 11-ketotestosterone in pre-differentiated male gonads of Odontesthes bonariensis

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-74

  Blasco, Martín ^a   Somoza, Gustavo Manuel ^a   Vizziano Cantonnet, Denise ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

11 Oxygenated androgens; Pejerrey; Sex differentiation; TSD

Indexed keywords

ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS;

EID: 84872306324     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-012-9651-z     Document Type: Article

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