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Effects of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor letrozole on sex inversion and spermatogenesis in yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco.
The Biological bulletin - 1 Sept 2013
Shen Zhi-Gang, Fan Qi-Xue, Yang Wei, Zhang Yun-Long, Hu Pei-Pei, Xie Cong-Xin
Abstract excerpt
The effects of letrozole (LZ), a potent nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (AI), on growth performance, sex inversion, and sex changes were investigated in yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco), which display sexual dimorphic growth. Growth performance was promoted significantly in the low-dose LZ treatment, compared with the control. Four LZ treatments produced dose-dependent male proportions that were...
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