Endocrine Abstracts

The cyp19 encodes cytochrome P450aromatase, the key enzyme catalyzing the conversion of androgens to estrogens. Estrogens play a critical role in controlling functional, behavioral and physiological aspects of sexual development both in males and females. Except in Anguilla anguilla, most teleosts studied so far possess two cyp19 genes namely, cyp19a and cyp19b; ovary- and brain-specific respectively. In the present study made in tw...