Effect of 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione (OHA) on the gonadal differentiation in whitefish Coregonus lavaretus L.

Monosex stocks of fish become increasingly important in the aquaculture. In fish with male heterogamety, mating females with neo-males i.e. hormonally sex reversed (masculinized) females results in “all-female” stocks. Masculinization is usually performed by administration of androgens such as 11β-h...

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Main Authors: Piotr Hliwa, Konrad Ocalewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00170/full