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From: Eggshell and egg yolk proteins in fish: hepatic proteins for the next generation: oogenetic, population, and evolutionary implications of endocrine disruption

Figure 3

Simplified diagram of estradiol-17β (E2) or E2-mimic stimulated oogenic protein synthesis. Eggshell zona radiata proteins and the egg yolk protein precursor, vitellogenin are synthesized and secreted by the hepatocyte. They are transported in blood to the ovary and incorporated into maturing oocytes in female teleosts.

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Comparative Hepatology

ISSN: 1476-5926