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Kho KH, Sukhan ZP, Yang SW, Hwang NY, Lee WK. Gonadotropins and Sex Steroid Hormones in Captive-Reared Small Yellow Croaker ( Larimichthys polyactis) and Their Role in Female Reproductive Dysfunction. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24108919. [PMID: 37240265 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The seed production of small yellow croaker (SYC) is constrained by reproductive dysfunction in captive-reared females. Reproductive dysfunction is closely linked to endocrine reproductive mechanisms. To better understand the reproductive dysfunction in captive broodstock, functional characterization of gonadotropins (GtHs: follicle stimulating hormone β subunit, fshβ; luteinizing hormone β subunit, lhβ; and glycoprotein α subunit, gpα) and sex steroids (17β-estradiol, E2; testosterone, T; progesterone; P) was performed using qRT-PCR, ELISA, in vivo, and in-vitro assay. The pituitary GtHs and gonadal steroids levels were significantly higher in ripen fish of both sexes. However, changes in lhβ and E2 levels in females were not significant in the developing and ripen stages. Furthermore, GtHs and steroids levels were lower in females compared to males throughout the reproductive cycle. In vivo administration of gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) significantly increased the expression of GtHs in both dose- and time-related manners. The lower and higher doses of GnRHa led to successful spawning in male and female SYC, respectively. Sex steroids in vitro significantly inhibited the expression of lhβ in female SYC. Overall, GtHs were shown to play a vital role in final gonadal maturation, while steroids promoted negative feedback in the regulation of pituitary GtHs. Lower levels of GtHs and steroids might be key components in the reproductive dysfunction of captive-reared female SYC.
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- Kang Hee Kho
- Department of Fisheries Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fisheries Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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- Ocean and Fisheries Science Institute, Jeollanam-do 59326, Republic of Korea
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- Ocean and Fisheries Science Institute, Jeollanam-do 59326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Fisheries Science, Chonnam National University, Yeosu 59626, Republic of Korea
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Mohammadzadeh S, Ahmadifar E, Masoudi E, Milla S, El-Shall NA, Alagawany M, Emran TB, Michalak I, Dhama K. Applications of recombinant proteins in aquaculture. AQUACULTURE 2022; 561:738701. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Functional Characterization of Three GnRH Isoforms in Small Yellow Croaker Larimichthys polyactis Maintained in Captivity: Special Emphasis on Reproductive Dysfunction. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11081200. [PMID: 36009826 PMCID: PMC9404844 DOI: 10.3390/biology11081200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fish reproduction is regulated by the brain–pituitary–gonad (BPG) axis where the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a central role. Seed production of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) is performed using captive-reared broodstock known to undergo reproductive dysfunction, which is connected to endocrinological dysfunction. To determine the endocrinological mechanism of GnRHs in the BPG axis of small yellow croaker, full-length sequences of three GnRH isoforms encoding sbGnRH (GnRH1), cGnRH-II (GnRH2), and sGnRH (GnRH3) were cloned and characterized from brain tissue. qRT-PCR, in vivo, and in vitro experiments were performed for functional characterization. The mRNA expression of GnRH1 in the brain and gonadotropin subunits (GPα, FSHβ, and LHβ) in the pituitary were significantly higher at the ripen stage during gonadal development and GnRH1 at spawning stage during spawning events. Expression of both GnRH1 and GtH subunits was significantly lower in females than males. GtH subunits were induced at higher concentrations of GnRH1 in vivo and in vitro. Sex-steroids significantly inhibited the GnRH1 expression in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, results indicated that GnRH1 plays a key role in gonadal maturation and sex-steroids induced negative feedback in the regulation of GnRH. A lower level of GnRH1 and GtHs might be responsible for reproductive dysfunction in a female small yellow croaker.
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Zohar Y, Zmora N, Trudeau VL, Muñoz-Cueto JA, Golan M. A half century of fish gonadotropin-releasing hormones: Breaking paradigms. J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13069. [PMID: 34913529 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The field of fish gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This review provides a chronological history of fish GnRH biology over the past five decades. It demonstrates how discoveries in fish regarding GnRH and GnRH receptor multiplicity, dynamic interactions between GnRH neurons, and additional neuroendocrine factors acting alongside GnRH, amongst others, have driven a paradigm shift in our understanding of GnRH systems and functions in vertebrates, including mammals. The role of technological innovations in enabling scientific discoveries is portrayed, as well as how fundamental research in fish GnRH led to translational outcomes in aquaculture. The interchange between fish and mammalian GnRH research is discussed, as is the value and utility of using fish models for advancing GnRH biology. Current challenges and future perspectives are presented, with the hope of expanding the dialogue and collaborations within the neuroendocrinology scientific community at large, capitalizing on diversifying model animals and the use of comparative strategies.
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- Yonathan Zohar
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences and University Institute of Marine Research (INMAR), University of Cádiz and European University of the Seas (SEA-EU), Puerto Real (Cádiz), Spain
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon Letziyon, Israel
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Casas L, Saborido-Rey F. Environmental Cues and Mechanisms Underpinning Sex Change in Fish. Sex Dev 2021; 15:108-121. [PMID: 34111868 DOI: 10.1159/000515274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fishes are the only vertebrates that undergo sex change during their lifetime, but even within this group, a unique reproductive strategy is displayed by only 1.5% of the teleosts. This lability in alternating sexual fate is the result of the simultaneous suppression and activation of opposing male and female networks. Here, we provide a brief review summarizing recent advances in our understanding of the environmental cues that trigger sex change and their perception, integration, and translation into molecular cascades that convert the sex of an individual. We particularly focus on molecular events underpinning the complex behavioral and morphological transformation involved in sex change, dissecting the main molecular players and regulatory networks that shape the transformation of one sex into the opposite. We show that histological changes and molecular pathways governing gonadal reorganization are better described than the neuroendocrine basis of sex change and that, despite important advances, information is lacking for the majority of hermaphrodite species. We highlight significant gaps in our knowledge of how sex change takes place and suggest future research directions.
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- Laura Casas
- Ecology and Marine Resources, Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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- Ecology and Marine Resources, Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Spain
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Chehade C, Amaral FG, Branco GS, Cassel M, De Jesus LWO, Costa FG, Bordin SA, Moreira RG, Borella MI. Molecular characterization of different preproGnRHs in Astyanax altiparanae (Characiformes): Effects of GnRH on female reproduction. Mol Reprod Dev 2020; 87:720-734. [PMID: 32418283 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key molecule in the initiation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Thus, knowledge about GnRH may contribute to the effectiveness of species reproduction. Using a Neotropical tetra Astyanax altiparanae as a fish model species, the GnRH forms were characterized at the molecular level and the role of injected GnRHs in vivo was evaluated. The full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) sequences of preproGnRH2 (612 bp) and preproGnRH3 (407 bp) of A. altiparanae were obtained, and the GnRH1 form was not detected. The cDNA sequences of preproGnRH2 and preproGnRH3 were found to be conserved, but a change in the amino acid at position 8 of the GnRH3 decapeptide of A. altiparanae was observed. All the injected GnRHs stimulated lhβ messenger RNA (mRNA) expression but not fshβ mRNA expression, and only GnRH2 was able to increase maturation-inducing steroid (MIS) levels and possibly stimulate oocyte release. Furthermore, only GnRH2 was able to start the entire reproductive hormonal cascade and induce spawning.
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- Chayrra Chehade
- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Education - Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Mato Grosso Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology (IFMT)-Alta Floresta Campus, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Animal Morphophysiology, Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Metabolism and Reproduction of Aquatic Organisms, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Fish Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Wang W, Chen J, Fang Y, Wang B, Zou Q, Wang L, Zhang W, Huang X, Lv H, Zhang C, Wang K. Identification of gnrh2 and gnrh3 and their expression during brood pouch growth and short-term benzo(a)pyrene exposure in lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 225:108579. [PMID: 31386905 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.108579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH) regulate gonadal growth of teleosts. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) functions as a reproductive endocrine disruptor. Furthermore, endocrine regulation on brood pouch growth of Syngnathidaes is elusive. To better understand the role of GnRH in brood pouch growth and effects of BaP on reproductive endocrine in lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), gnrh2 and gnrh3 genes were identified. Results showed that lined seahorse GnRH2 and GnRH3 precursors included the conservative tripartite structure and their transcripts highly expressed in brain as other teleosts. Expression profiles of gnrh2 and gnrh3 transcripts were detected during brood pouch growth. Results indicated that brain gnrh2 transcripts remarkably increased at the middle-stage and late-stage of brood pouch growth, while brain gnrh3 transcripts significantly raised at the early-stage and middle-stage. These suggested that GnRH2 and GnRH3 regulated brood pouch growth at different stages. Short-term BaP exposure in lined seahorse was performed. Transcripts of gnrh2 and gnrh3 remarkably increased in females and males exposed to BaP. Besides, plasma 17-beta estradiol (E2) levels presented a reduced trend during female fish exposed to BaP. This revealed that BaP functioned as anti-estrogenic effects and it may result in high expression of gnrh mRNA. However, plasma 11-ketone testosterone (11-KT) levels showed an increased trend during male fish exposed to BaP. Taken together, these indicated interesting results of BaP on reproduction in each sex of seahorse. These observations contribute to provide novel information of regulation on brood pouch growth and effects of BaP on reproductive endocrine in Syngnathidaes.
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- Wenqiang Wang
- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China.
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Yantai Branch of Shandong Technology Transfer Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- College of life sciences, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China.
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Ma XL, Yuan BL, Zhou LB. The Kiss2/GPR54 system stimulates the reproductive axis in male black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 280:158-167. [PMID: 31026424 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Although it is well established that the Kiss1/GPR54 system stimulates the reproductive axis in mammals, its functional roles, especially in male reproduction of non-mammalian species, is less clear. In this study, we have isolated the full-length kiss2 and gpr54 cDNAs from black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). The Kiss2 precursor expressed from kiss2 comprises 124 amino acids and contains a highly conserved 10-amino acid sequence, Kiss2-10 (FNFNPFGLRF). GPR54 comprises 375 amino acid residues and contains distinct characteristics of G protein-coupled receptors. Real-time PCR analysis indicated that kiss2 and gpr54 were expressed highly in the brain regions. Moreover, intraperitoneal injection of porgy Kiss2-10 could stimulate genes expression of the gpr54, gnrh1, gnrh3, fshβ, lhβ, p450c17, star, and ar, and the serum testerone level in male black porgy. Our findings demonstrate that the Kisspeptin stimulates the male reproductive axis in black porgy.
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- Xi-Lan Ma
- Department of Life Science, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Department of Life Science, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, PR China
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Feng K, Luo H, Hou M, Li Y, Chen J, Zhu Z, Hu W. Alternative splicing of GnRH2 and GnRH2-associated peptide plays roles in gonadal differentiation of the rice field eel, Monopterus albus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 267:9-17. [PMID: 29782841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The rice field eel, Monopterus albus, is a protogynous hermaphrodite fish, in which the gonads are initially female ovaries which then transform into male testes. The exact mechanisms governing sex reversal in the rice field eel are unknown. In this study, a novel alternative splicing variant of GnRH2 (GnRH2-SV), retaining the second intron, was discovered in the gonad of the rice field eel. Compared to GnRH2, GnRH2-SV may give rise to a novel truncated GnRH2-associated peptide (New GAP2). The normal transcript of GnRH2 was primarily expressed in the brain, and could also be detected in the liver, spleen, ovary, and testis. However, GnRH2-SV was only expressed in the ovary and testis. During sex reversal, GnRH2 expression levels increased significantly at late stages; however, expression levels of GnRH2-SV were lower in ovary than in ovotestis and testis. We also examined the effect of three peptides (GnRHa, GAP2, and New GAP2) on gonadal sex differentiation during the third stage of ovarian development of the rice field eel. Compared to the control group, the expression of amh increased significantly following incubation with each of the three peptides. However, only New GAP2 stimulated the expression of sox9a1 mRNA in vitro. After intraperitoneal injection of GAP2, the expression of amh, foxl2, and cyp19a1a increased significantly after 12 h; the concentration of serum 11-KT was also significantly increased at the 12 h time point. Treatment with New GAP2 significantly increased the expression of amh, dmrt1a, and sox9a1, and also increased the concentration of serum 11-KT. After treated with GnRHa, the expression of amh, dmrt1a, sox9a1, cyp19a1a, and foxl2 increased significantly, as did the level of serum E2. These results indicated that both GAP2 and New GAP2 play a crucial role in inducing expression changes of sex-differentiation related genes, and may be involved in the gonadal development and sex reversal in the rice field eel.
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- Ke Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Testicular Dnmt3 expression and global DNA methylation are down-regulated by gonadotropin releasing hormones in the ricefield eel Monopterus albus. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43158. [PMID: 28225069 PMCID: PMC5320511 DOI: 10.1038/srep43158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In vertebrates, DNA methyltransferase 3 (Dnmt3) homologues are responsible for de novo DNA methylation and play important roles in germ cell development. In the present study, four dnmt3 genes, dnmt3aa, dnmt3ab, dnmt3ba and dnmt3bb.1, were identified in ricefield eels. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that all four dnmt3 mRNAs were detected broadly in tissues examined, with testicular expression at relatively high levels. In the testis, immunostaining for all four Dnmt3 forms was mainly localized to spermatocytes, which also contained highly methylated DNA. All three forms of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gnrh) in the ricefield eel were shown to decrease the expression of dnmt3 genes in the in vitro incubated testicular fragments through cAMP and IP3/Ca2+ pathways. Moreover, in vivo treatment of male fish with three forms of Gnrh decreased significantly the testicular Dnmt3 expression at both mRNA and protein levels, and the global DNA methylation levels. These results suggest that the expression of Dnmt3 and global DNA methylation in the testis of ricefield eels are potentially down-regulated by Gnrh, and reveal a novel regulatory mechanism of testicular Dnmt3 expression in vertebrates.
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Desaulniers AT, Cederberg RA, Mills GA, Ford JJ, Lents CA, White BR. LH-Independent Testosterone Secretion Is Mediated by the Interaction Between GNRH2 and Its Receptor Within Porcine Testes. Biol Reprod 2015; 93:45. [PMID: 26134865 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.128082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Unlike classic gonadotropin-releasing hormone 1 (GNRH1), the second mammalian isoform (GNRH2) is an ineffective stimulant of gonadotropin release. Species that produce GNRH2 may not maintain a functional GNRH2 receptor (GNRHR2) due to coding errors. A full-length GNRHR2 gene has been identified in swine, but its role in reproduction requires further elucidation. Our objective was to examine the role of GNRH2 and GNRHR2 in testicular function of boars. We discovered that GNRH2 levels were higher in the testis than in the anterior pituitary gland or hypothalamus, corresponding to greater GNRHR2 abundance in the testis versus the anterior pituitary gland. Moreover, GNRH2 immunostaining was most prevalent within seminiferous tubules, whereas GNRHR2 was detected in high abundance on Leydig cells. GNRH2 pretreatment of testis explant cultures elicited testosterone secretion similar to that of human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation. Treatment of mature boars with GNRH2 elevated testosterone levels similar to those of GNRH1-treated males, despite minimal GNRH2-induced release of luteinizing hormone (LH). When pretreated with a GNRHR1 antagonist (SB-75), subsequent GNRH2 treatment stimulated low levels of testosterone secretion despite a pattern of LH release similar to that in the previous trial, suggesting that SB-75 inhibited testicular GNRHR2s. Given that pigs lack testicular GNRHR1, these data may indicate that GNRH2 and its receptor are involved in autocrine or paracrine regulation of testosterone secretion. Notably, our data are the first to suggest a biological function of a novel GNRH2-GNRHR2 system in the testes of swine.
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- Amy T Desaulniers
- University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
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- US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska
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- University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Kim NN, Habibi HR, Lee J, Choi CY. Effects of recombinant gonadotropin hormones on the expression of vitellogenin, gonadotropin subunits and gonadotropin receptors in cinnamon clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 162:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Levy G, Degani G. Involvement of GnRH, PACAP and PRP in the reproduction of blue gourami females (Trichogaster trichopterus). J Mol Neurosci 2012; 48:603-16. [PMID: 22399226 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9730-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In vertebrates, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) are key hormones regulating growth and reproduction in the brain-pituitary axis. The regulating hormonal interactions are of great interest, therefore, the aim of this study is to provide novel insights into the involvement of brain GnRH and PACAP in oogensis and spermatogenesis in a fish model, the blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus). cDNA cloning of two GnRH forms combined with phylogenetic analysis revealed that three paralogous GnRH forms exist in blue gourami and evolve as a result of genome duplication. GnRH1 mRNA levels are related to final oocyte maturation (FOM), and this peptide stimulated β follicle-stimulating hormone (βFSH) and growth hormone (GH) gene expression; GnRH2 stimulated β gonadotropins (GtH) gene expression and GnRH analog combined with PACAP-38 synergistically upregulate GH and βFSH gene expression. The data presented, together with previous studies in our lab, enable suggesting mechanisms explaining the physiological relevance of these peptides in the regulation of gametogenesis and steroidogenesis in blue gourami females. These findings support the biological importance of the GnRH and PACAP hormones family, enabling them to stimulate differential biological functions in the regulation of growth and reproduction.
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- Gal Levy
- School of Science and Technology, Tel-Hai College, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel
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Kim NN, Shin HS, Habibi HR, Lee J, Choi CY. Expression profiles of three types of GnRH during sex-change in the protandrous cinnamon clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus: Effects of exogenous GnRHs. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2011; 161:124-33. [PMID: 22036613 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) play pivotal roles in the control of reproduction and gonadal maturation in teleost fish. Fish have multiple GnRH genes that encode structurally distinct peptides. We identified salmon GnRH (sGnRH), seabream GnRH (sbGnRH), and chicken GnRH-II (cGnRH-II) by cDNA cloning in cinnamon clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) using reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends-PCR (RACE-PCR). Gene identity was confirmed by sequence alignment and subsequent phylogenetic analyses. We also investigated GnRH mRNA expression in the gonads by quantitative real time-PCR (Q-PCR), and measured plasma estradiol-17β (E(2)) levels in immature fish following treatment with the three molecular forms of GnRHs. The expression levels of sGnRH, sbGnRH, and cGnRH-II mRNA were higher in mature testes and ovaries, as compared to the levels in gonads at earlier stages of maturity. The levels of the three prepro-GnRH mRNA species and the plasma E(2) levels increased after injection of the three GnRH variants. These findings support the hypothesis that GnRH peptides play important roles in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and are probably involved in paracrine control of gonadal development and sex change in cinnamon clownfish.
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- Na Na Kim
- Division of Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University, Busan 606-791, Republic of Korea
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Kuramochi A, Tsutiya A, Kaneko T, Ohtani-Kaneko R. Sexual Dimorphism of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Type-III (GnRH3) Neurons and Hormonal Sex Reversal of Male Reproductive Behavior in Mozambique Tilapia. Zoolog Sci 2011; 28:733-9. [DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Campos V, Collares T, Deschamps J, Seixas F, Okamoto M, Sampaio L, Marins L, Robaldo R. Clonagem e avaliação da expressão gênica do sbGnRH em machos juvenis e adultos de linguado, Paralichthys orbignyanus. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352011000100034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Este estudo buscou clonar o cDNA do sbGnRH, identificar sua expressão em diferentes tecidos do linguado, bem como avaliar possíveis diferenças no RNA mensageiro (RNAm) desse gene no cérebro de linguados machos juvenis e adultos. Por meio da RT-PCR, demonstrou-se pela primeira vez, a clonagem da região codificadora do sbGnRH contendo 297 nucleotídeos do cérebro do linguado. A expressão do sbGnRH foi detectada em vários tecidos periféricos. Foram detectados níveis mais elevados de RNAm do sbGnRH no hipotálamo dos animais adultos. Estes resultados sugerem que o sbGnRH está envolvido na puberdade do linguado.
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Wu GC, Tomy S, Lee MF, Lee YH, Yueh WS, Lin CJ, Lau EL, Chang CF. Sex differentiation and sex change in the protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 167:417-21. [PMID: 19917286 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Protandrous black porgy fish, Acanthopagrus schlegeli, have a striking life cycle with a male sex differentiation at the juvenile stage and male-to-female sex change at 3 years of age. We had characterized the sex differentiation and sex change in this species by the integrative approaches of histology, endocrine and molecular genetics. The fish differentiated in gonad at the age around 4-months and the gonad further developed with a bisexual gonad for almost for 3 years and sex change at 3 year of age. An antagonistic relationship in the testicular and ovarian tissues was found during the development of the gonadal tissue. Male- (such as sf-1, dmrt1, dax-1 and amh) and female- (such as wnt4, foxl2 and cyp19a1a) promoting genes were associated with testicular and ovarian development, respectively. During gonadal sex differentiation, steroidogenic pathway and estrogen signaling were also highly expressed in the brain. The increased expression of sf-1 and wnt4, cyp19a1a in ovarian tissue and decreased expression of dax-1 in the ovarian tissue may play important roles in sex change from a male-to-female. Endocrine factors such as estradiol and luteinizing hormone may also involve in the natural sex change. Estradiol induced the expression of female-promoting genes and resulted in the precocious sex change in black porgy. Our series of studies shed light on the sex differentiation and sex change in protandrous black porgy and other animals.
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- Guan-Chung Wu
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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An KW, Lee J, Choi CY. Expression of three gonadotropin subunits and gonadotropin receptor mRNA during male-to-female sex change in the cinnamon clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010; 156:407-15. [PMID: 20348005 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To quantify the sex-change progression from male to female in the cinnamon clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus, we divided gonadal development into three stages (I, mature male; II, male at 90 days after removal of the female; and III, mature female), and the expression of GTH subunits and GTH receptors during each of these stages was investigated. The mRNA of the three GTH subunits and their receptors increased with progression from male to female. To understand the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) on this progression, we examined expression of genes encoding the GTH subunit mRNA in the pituitary and the GTH-receptor mRNA in the gonads in addition to investigating changes in plasma E(2) levels after GnRH analogue (GnRHa) injection. GnRHa treatment increased mRNA expression levels of these genes, as well as plasma E(2) levels, indicating that GnRH plays an important regulatory role in the brain-pituitary-gonad axis of immature cinnamon clownfish.
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- Kwang Wook An
- Division of Marine Environment and BioScience, Korea Maritime University, Busan 606-791, Republic of Korea
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Levavi-Sivan B, Bogerd J, Mañanós EL, Gómez A, Lareyre JJ. Perspectives on fish gonadotropins and their receptors. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:412-37. [PMID: 19686749 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 07/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Teleosts lack a hypophyseal portal system and hence neurohormones are carried by nerve fibers from the preoptic region to the pituitary. The various cell types in the teleost pituitary are organized in discrete domains. Fish possess two gonadotropins (GtH) similar to FSH and LH in other vertebrates; they are heterodimeric hormones that consist of a common alpha subunit non-covalently associated with a hormone-specific beta subunit. In recent years the availability of molecular cloning techniques allowed the isolation of the genes coding for the GtH subunits in 56 fish species representing at least 14 teleost orders. Advanced molecular engineering provides the technology to produce recombinant GtHs from isolated cDNAs. Various expression systems have been used for the production of recombinant proteins. Recombinant fish GtHs were produced for carp, seabream, channel and African catfish, goldfish, eel, tilapia, zebrafish, Manchurian trout and Orange-spotted grouper. The hypothalamus in fishes exerts its regulation on the release of the GtHs via several neurohormones such as GnRH, dopamine, GABA, PACAP, IGF-I, norepinephrine, NPY, kisspeptin, leptin and ghrelin. In addition, gonadal steroids and peptides exert their effects on the gonadotropins either directly or via the hypothalamus. All these are discussed in detail in this review. In mammals, the biological activities of FSH and LH are directed to different gonadal target cells through the cell-specific expression of the FSH receptor (FSHR) and LH receptor (LHR), respectively, and the interaction between each gonadotropin-receptor couple is highly selective. In contrast, the bioactivity of fish gonadotropins seems to be less specific as a result of promiscuous hormone-receptor interactions, while FSHR expression in Leydig cells explains the strong steroidogenic activity of FSH in certain fish species.
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- B Levavi-Sivan
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Animal Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Levy G, Gothilf Y, Degani G. Brain gonadotropin releasing hormone3 expression variation during oogenesis and sexual behavior and its effect on pituitary hormonal expression in the blue gourami. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009; 154:241-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Shin HS, An KW, Park MS, Jeong MH, Choi CY. Quantitative mRNA expression of sox3 and DMRT1 during sex reversal, and expression profiles after GnRHa administration in black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 154:150-6. [PMID: 19490951 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We cloned full-length sox3 cDNA from testis of black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli. Black porgy sox3 cDNA consists of 897 base pairs (bp) and encodes a protein of 298 amino acids. We have investigated the expression pattern of sox3 and DMRT1 mRNA during the sex-reverse process from male to female (immature testis, mature testis, testicular portion of mostly testis, ovarian portion of mostly testis, testicular portion of mostly ovary, ovarian portion of mostly ovary and ovary). The expression of sox3 and DMRT1 mRNA was high in mature testis of black porgy during sex-reverse process. In a histological analysis, testicular portion of gonad was degenerated and the ovary portion was increased during sex reversal from male to female, and then oocytes were increased in ovary. Also we examined the expression of sox3 and DMRT1 mRNA after gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) treatment in immature black porgy. The expression of sox3 and DMRT1 mRNA was increased after GnRHa treatment (in vivo and in vitro experiment) in immature black porgy. Therefore, we concluded that sox3 and DMRT1 were involved in the development of testis than ovary in black porgy.
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- Hyun Suk Shin
- Division of Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University, Busan 606-791, Republic of Korea
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Molecular characterization of gonadotropin subunits and gonadotropin receptors in black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli: Effects of estradiol-17β on mRNA expression profiles. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 152:177-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Revised: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Min TS, An KW, Kil G, Choi CY. Sex‐ and tissue‐related expression of two types of p450 aromatase mRNA in the protandrous black porgy,acanthopagrus schlegeli, during sex reversal: Expression profiles following exogenous hormone administration. Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2009.9647240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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