Tilapia male urinary pheromone stimulates female reproductive axis

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 196, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-111

  Huertas, Mar ^a   Almeida, Olinda G ^a   Canário, Adelino V M ^a   Hubbard, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

17,20 Dihydroxypregn 4 en 3 one; Chemical communication; Cichlid; Pheromone; Reproduction; Sex steroid binding globulin; Steroid release

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPAWNING; SPECIES DOMINANCE; STIMULATION;

17,20Β-DIHYDROXYPREGN-4-EN-3-ONE; CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION; CICHLID; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTION; SEX STEROID BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID RELEASE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; MALE; OVULATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TILAPIA;

EID: 84890809688     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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