Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Volume 3 Issue 2
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- Pages.135-142
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- 2000
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- 2234-1757(eISSN)
Effect of Testosterone on the mRNA Levels of Gonadotropin Subunits in the Immature Rainbow Trout Pituitary
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Kim Dae-Jung
(Taean Marine Hatchery, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
- Aida Katsumi (Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
- Published : 2000.09.01
Abstract
In order to clarify the role of gonadal sex steroids in the synthesis of gonadotropin (GTH) subunits in immature rainbow trout, we examined in vitro and in vivo effects of testosterone (T) on the pituitary mRNA levels of GTH I