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Application
17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one has been used as a fish pheromone candidate to study its effect on ciliated and microvillous olfactory receptor neurons. It has also been used as a chemical stimulant to study the behavioral and hormonal responses in focal male cichlid fish.
Biochem/physiol Actions
17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, also known as maturation-inducing hormone (MIH) or DHP, is the most potent steroid for inducing final oocyte maturation in several species of fish. DHP as a progestin regulates spermiation, improves sperm motility and acts as a pheromone in male cyprinids.
Packaging
1, 5, 10 mg in glass bottle
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