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'Out-of-season' Production of 17,20β-dihydroxypregn-4-en-3-one Challenges the Dogma that it is Solely a 'Maturation-Inducing Hormone' in Fish


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1 Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Research (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
 

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  • 'Out-of-season' Production of 17,20β-dihydroxypregn-4-en-3-one Challenges the Dogma that it is Solely a 'Maturation-Inducing Hormone' in Fish

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Alexander P. Scott
Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Research (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, United Kingdom
Tim Ellis
Centre for Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Research (Cefas), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB, United Kingdom

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4iS8%2F30830