High Expression Levels of the Genes cyclin-A2 and glucocorticoid receptor Are Associated with High-Quality Embryos in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.)
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
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Tank | n-Fert | Abn | Normal | Group | Mean n-Fert | Mean Abn | Mean Normal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | 3 | 4 | 93 | HQ | 1.3 ± 1.4 a | 2.8 ± 1.0 a | 95.8 ± 2.3 a |
T2 | 3 | 4 | 93 | ||||
T3 | 1 | 2 | 97 | ||||
T4 | 1 | 3 | 96 | ||||
T5 | 0 | 2 | 98 | ||||
T6 | 0 | 2 | 98 | ||||
T7 | 3 | 13 | 84 | LQ | 3.5 ± 1.4 b | 12.3 ± 1.6 b | 84.2 ± 0.8 b |
T8 | 6 | 10 | 84 | ||||
T9 | 4 | 11 | 85 | ||||
T10 | 3 | 12 | 85 | ||||
T11 | 3 | 14 | 83 | ||||
T12 | 2 | 14 | 84 |
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Georgiou, A.N.; Georga, I.; Stamopoulou, A.; Tzokas, K.; Koumoundouros, G.; Flytzanis, C.N. High Expression Levels of the Genes cyclin-A2 and glucocorticoid receptor Are Associated with High-Quality Embryos in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.). Aquac. J. 2022, 2, 51-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2020005
Georgiou AN, Georga I, Stamopoulou A, Tzokas K, Koumoundouros G, Flytzanis CN. High Expression Levels of the Genes cyclin-A2 and glucocorticoid receptor Are Associated with High-Quality Embryos in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.). Aquaculture Journal. 2022; 2(2):51-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2020005
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeorgiou, Anastasia N., Ioanna Georga, Andriana Stamopoulou, Kostas Tzokas, George Koumoundouros, and Constantin N. Flytzanis. 2022. "High Expression Levels of the Genes cyclin-A2 and glucocorticoid receptor Are Associated with High-Quality Embryos in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.)" Aquaculture Journal 2, no. 2: 51-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj2020005