Vol. 30 (Suppl 1) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Induction of vitellogenin and gonadal impairment in chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) after exposure to 17beta-estradiol and testosterone.

OBJECTIVES: A controlled laboratory study was carried out to quantify vitellogenin (VTG) concentrations in a common cyprinid freshwater fish, the chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.), exposed to steroid hormones.

DESIGN: The effect of 17betaestradiol, testosterone and testosterone-estradiol mixture was investigated on vi.....