Early gonadal development and effects of 17α-methyltestosterone-induced sex reversal on physiological parameters and gonadal gene expression in snakeskin gourami.
The plasticity period of sexual development facilitates sex manipulation in fish through exogenous hormone treatment. However, whether 17α-methyltestosterone (MT)-treated males exhibit growth performance and physiological traits similar to those of naturally genotyped males remains unclear. We evaluated MT treatment ef...