Endogenous testosterone in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during spawning migration

Testosterone was isolated from both the "free" and conjugated steroid fractions obtained from plasma of spawned male and female sockeye salmon. Structure of the steroid was confirmed by several criteria including chemical transformation, a sulphuric acid chromogen and infrared spectra. Co...

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Main Author: Grajcer, Dov
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/39831