Methyltestosterone induces male sensitivity to both primer and releaser pheromones in the urine of ovulated female masu salmon

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 279-280

  Yambe, H ^a   Munakata, A ^b   Kitamura, S ^c   Aida, K ^a   Fusetani, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MIYAGI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

17 methyltestosterone; 17,20 dihydroxy 4 pregnene 3 one; Behavior; Primer effect; Sex pheromone; Urine

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALMON; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU;

EID: 8844230213     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030554.18246.70     Document Type: Article

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