Article
Gonadal differentiation and hormonal sex reversal in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus).
Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological genetics and physiology - 1 Sept 2007
Chiasson Marcia, Benfey Tillmann J
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to develop a practical protocol for the production of female populations of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Achieving this required knowledge of the timing of gonadal differentiation. Undifferentiated gonads were observed microscopically to be present by 194 degrees C-days post-hatch and definitive germ cells by 346 degrees C-days post-hatch, where " degrees C-days" denote...
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