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Spermatogenesis-preventing substance in Japanese eel
1 Jun 2002
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Under fresh-water cultivation conditions, spermatogenesis in the Japanese eel is arrested at an immature stage before initiation of spermatogonial proliferation. A single injection of human chorionic gonadotropin can, however, induce complete spermatogenesis, which suggests that spermatogenesis-preventing substances may be present in eel testis. To determine whether such substances exist, we have applied a...
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