Prepubertal gonad investment modulates thymus function: evidence in a teleost fish

Thymus plasticity following gonadectomy or sex hormone replacement has long since exemplified sex hormone effects on the immune system in mammals and, to a lesser extent, in 'lower vertebrates', including amphibians and fish. Nevertheless, the underlying physiological significances as well...

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Main Author: Paiola, Matthieu (author)
Other Authors: Moreira, Catarina (author), Hétru, Julie (author), Duflot, Aurélie (author), Pinto, Patrícia (author), Scapigliati, Giuseppe (author), Knigge, Thomas (author), Monsinjon, Tiphaine (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
11-Ketotestosterone
Thymic epithelial cell
17β-Oestradiol
T-lymphocyte
Gonadal development
Life history theory
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15366
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/15366

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15366

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