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Androgen and estrogen metabolism during sex differentiation in mono-sex populations of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Feb 2002
Rowell Craig B, Watts Stephen A, Wibbels Thane, Hines Gene A, Mair Graham
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Androgen and estrogen metabolism were examined in the period of steroid sensitivity during sex differentiation in mono-sex populations of Oreochromis niloticus. Fry (XX, XY, and YY genotypes) were maintained at 28 degrees and were sampled at 8, 10, 11, and 13 days postfertilization. Subsamples (n = 2-4) of pooled fry from each maternally distinct family were homogenized and incubated with either...
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