In vivo induction of oocyte maturation and ovulation in zebrafish.

The maturation of fish oocytes is a well-characterized system induced by progestins via non-genomic actions. In a previous study, we demonstrated that diethylstilbestrol (DES), a non-steroidal estrogen, induces fish oocyte maturation via the membrane progestin receptor (mPR). Here, we attempted to e...

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Main Authors: Toshinobu Tokumoto, Toshiya Yamaguchi, Sanae Ii, Mika Tokumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3182199?pdf=render