Reproductive potential of mosquitofish is reduced by the masculinizing effect of a synthetic progesterone, gestodene: Evidence from morphology, courtship behaviour, ovary histology, sex hormones and gene expressions
Shanduo Chen, Can-Yuan Lin, Jiefeng Tan, Yifan Wang, Xiaoyun Wang, Xiaolan Wang, Lu Liu, Jiayi Li, Liping Hou, Juan Liu, Jonathan Y.S. Leung
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMosquitofishGestodeneProgestinEndocrinologyInternal medicineGambusiaOvaryTestosterone (patch)Secondary sex characteristicEndocrine systemHormoneDevelopment of the gonadsCyprinodontiformesPhysiologyZoologyGonadFish <Actinopterygii>PopulationMedicineFisheryEnvironmental healthFamily planningResearch methodologyReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities