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

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Table 3 Correlations between steroid receptor and aromatase mRNA levels in the saccule and circulating steroid hormone concentrations in male Astatotilapia burtoni.

Males	CS		E₂		T		11-KT
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
ARα	0.01	0.975	-0.21	0.351	-0.53	0.013	-0.56	0.008
ARβ	-0.11	0.621	0.14	0.560	-0.29	0.194	-0.46	0.034
ERα	0.54	0.012	-0.46	0.010	-0.23	0.324	-0.10	0.654
ERβa	0.30	0.183	-0.56	0.008	-0.54	0.012	-0.54	0.012
ERβb	0.27	0.235	0.09	0.708	-0.04	0.865	-0.09	0.694
Aromatase	0.32	0.151	-0.06	0.797	-0.20	0.387	-0.16	0.496
GR2	0.30	0.184	-0.69	<0.001	-0.50	0.023	-0.35	0.121
GR1a	0.45	0.040	-0.53	0.015	-0.27	0.232	-0.09	0.669
GR1b	0.21	0.365	-0.63	0.002	-0.40	0.072	-0.22	0.344
MR	0.11	0.636	-0.64	0.002	-0.47	0.032	-0.34	0.128

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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