Steroid receptor expression in the fish inner earvaries with sex, social status, and reproductive state

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Table 2 Correlations between steroid receptor and aromatase mRNA levels in the saccule and circulating steroid hormone concentrations in female Astatotilapia burtoni.

Females	CS		E₂		T		11-KT
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
ARα	-0.12	0.495	-0.60	<0.001	-0.49	0.003	-0.51	0.002
ARβ	0.001	0.995	-0.50	0.002	-0.40	0.018	-0.46	0.006
ERα	-0.10	0.560	-0.47	0.004	-0.40	0.018	-0.43	0.010
ERβa	0.03	0.869	-0.36	0.032	-0.40	0.018	-0.34	0.046
ERβb	-0.04	0.822	-0.23	0.179	-0.15	0.394	-0.21	0.233
Aromatase	-0.03	0.853	-0.39	0.019	-0.36	0.033	-0.40	0.017
GR2	-0.18	0.291	-0.54	<0.001	-0.43	0.009	-0.49	0.003
GR1a	0.29	0.098	0.20	0.260	0.08	0.653	0.24	0.174
GR1b	0.13	0.457	-0.01	0.935	-0.16	0.350	-0.01	0.962
MR	0.11	0.513	-0.43	0.010	-0.41	0.014	-0.33	0.052

CS, cortisol; E₂, estradiol; T, testosterone; 11-KT, 11-ketotestosterone. Correlation coefficients (r) and p-values are from Pearson Product moment or Spearman rank tests. P-values in bold indicate significant relationships at p < 0.05 (Bonferroni correction p < 0.0013).

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