[Induction of vitellogenin by estradiol and androgens in a teleostean fish: Gobius niger L].

C R Seances Acad Sci D, 1979/9/17;289(4):413-6.

Le Menn F

PMID: 117947

Abstract
At any point in the sexual cycle of both males and females, oestradiol benzoate induces synthesis of plasmatic vitellogenin, identifiable by a specific immunserum. Pharmacological doses of purified testosterone and dihydrotestosterone also induce synthesis of this yolk precursor. Although a partial aromatisation of testosterone into oestrogen is possible, our results show that there must also be interaction between the androgens and the oestrogens receptors in the liver.
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