The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2013-11-01

Testosterone implants modify the steroid hormone balance and the gonadal physiology of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) males

Miriam Sánchez-Hernández, Elena Chaves-Pozo, Isabel Cabas, Victoriano Mulero, Alfonsa García-Ayala, Alicia García-Alcázar

Index: J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 138 , 183-94, (2013)

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Abstract

• Testosterone implants modify the balance of sex steroid hormones. • Testosterone alters the physiology of the gonad in a protandrous male fish. • Testosterone impairs the recognition and the response to pathogens in the gonad.