A comparison of aromatase inhibitors for the sex reversal of female Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.)

Immersion treatment of all female Atlantic salmon alevins with 1,4,6-androstatriene-3, 17-dione (ATD) (Steraloids Inc.) at doses of 0.5 and 5 mg l-1 resulted in up to 54% masculinisation and fertility was the same as normal males. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee, PS, King, H, Pankhurst, NW
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publications 2003
Subjects:
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Fisheries Sciences
Aquaculture
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030510.36105.53
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29863
Description
Summary:Immersion treatment of all female Atlantic salmon alevins with 1,4,6-androstatriene-3, 17-dione (ATD) (Steraloids Inc.) at doses of 0.5 and 5 mg l-1 resulted in up to 54% masculinisation and fertility was the same as normal males. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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