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A novel hormone is required for the development of reproductive phenotypes in adult female crabs.
Endocrinology - 1 Jan 2014
Zmora Nilli, Chung J Sook
Abstract excerpt
The crustacean male-specific androgenic hormone is widely accepted as a key factor in sexual differentiation and in the development of secondary sex characteristics. However, the mechanism by which the plethora of different reproductive strategies are controlled and executed in crustaceans is not known. We discovered in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, a hitherto unknown neurohormone, named crustacean female...
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