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Pham KX Amano M Kurita Y Shimizu A Fujinami Y Amiya N Yamamori K 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2008,34(4):357-365
The role of gonadotropin (GTH) in the reproduction of the Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, was studied by assessing the changes in the apparent activity of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone
(LH) in the pituitary gland during gonadal maturation by immunohistochemical analyses. Corresponding changes in plasma levels
of testosterone (T), estradiol-17β (E2), and 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4–pregnen-3-one (DHP) were also studied. Reared fish at the early spawning to termination stages
were sampled from May to August and wild fish at the previtellogenic to termination stages were caught at 3- to 4-week intervals
between April and September offshore from the northern mainland of Japan by gill nets. The gonadosomatic index of the reared
fish decreased from the early spawning stage to the termination stage, while that of the wild fish increased significantly
from the previtellogenic stage to the early spawning stage and decreased thereafter. In the reared fish, the immunostaining
intensities of FSH and LH were high during the spawning period, accompanied by high plasma levels of T, E2, and DHP. In the wild fish, the immunostaining intensities of FSH and LH were low during the previtellogenic stage but increased
during the maturing and spawning stages. These results indicate that both FSH and LH are likely associated with oocyte maturation
in the Japanese flounder. 相似文献
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Distribution of three GnRHs in the brain and pituitary of the wild Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1
Ky Xuan Pham Masafumi Amano Noriko Amiya Yutaka Kurita Kunio Yamamori 《Fisheries Science》2006,72(1):89-94
ABSTRACT: Wild adult maturing and immature female Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus were collected in June 2004 and January 2005, respectively, to clarify a possible role of gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) in reproduction. Levels of salmon GnRH (sGnRH), chicken GnRH-II (cGnRH-II) and sea bream GnRH (sbGnRH) in the brain and pituitary were examined by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. Three forms of GnRHs were detected in the discrete brain at various levels. In the pituitary of both maturing and immature fish, sbGnRH was abundant together with a pronounced amount of sGnRH, whereas cGnRH-II was almost below the detectable limit. In maturing fish, levels of sbGnRH were high in the telencephalon, hypothalamus and pituitary, while levels of sbGnRH of immature fish were very low in these regions. These results indicate that sbGnRH is mainly responsible for gonadotropin secretion, and that sbGnRH in the anterior part of the brain is associated with gonadal maturation in the Japanese flounder. 相似文献
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ABSTRACT: The stage of ovarian development and annual reproductive cycle of female armorhead Pseudopentaceros wheeleri collected from seamounts of the southern Emperor–northern Hawaiian Ridge in 1993 and 1995–1996 was investigated through use of the gonadal somatic index ( GSI ) and ovarian histology. The stages of oocyte development were classified into eight developmental stages (perinucleolus, cortical alveolus, oil droplet, early yolk globule, late yolk globule, migratory nucleolus, prematuration, and maturation) based on histological characteristics. Oocytes of different size and developmental stage were present within ovaries during the spawning season. Oocyte development appears to be asynchronous and armorhead apparently spawn several times during the spawning season. The stage of the most developed oocyte was used to classify the stage of ovarian maturation. The GSI increased gradually with ovarian development. Oocytes in the perinucleolus, cortical alveolus, and oil droplet stages were present in ovaries throughout the year. Early and late yolk globule stages appeared during August–September indicating that yolk formation begins during late summer. The migratory nucleolus through maturation stages were detected during November–January. Post ovulatory follicles were present during November–March, and GSI values rapidly decreased in February. Results indicate that spawning occurs during November–February and peaks during December–January. 相似文献
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Yamane Fumihiro Suitoh Katsuyoshi Okumura Takuji Toyota Kenji Tsutsui Naoaki Ohira Tsuyoshi 《Fisheries Science》2022,88(1):63-73
The greasyback shrimp Metapenaeus ensis is widely distributed along the coast of India and the West Pacific where it is an important fisheries species. We have examined seasonal changes in ovarian development, spermatogenesis, and mating of Me. ensis in histological studies and by external observations on specimens collected in Ise Bay, its northernmost habitat. Ovaries were found to be previtellogenic from February to May, with the first signs of development being the accumulation of yolk in oocytes in late May. Ovarian shadow ratios were high during the period late July to mid-September. The formation of cortical rods in the peripheries of oocytes and germinal vesicle breakdown were observed in ovaries from late June to September. Male shrimps had sperm in the testes during the period early June to early October, and female shrimps had spermatophores in spermatheca after early July. In late July, some post-spawn female shrimps had exogenous vitellogenic oocytes in their ovaries, indicating that ovarian development had been repeated in preparation for the next spawning. Ovarian shadow ratios, which were positively correlated with gonadosomatic indices and ovarian development, seem to be a useful marker to determine ovarian development. Our results indicate that mating in Me. ensis started in early July and that the spawning season ranged from July to September with more than two cycles of spawning in Ise Bay.
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A. Supriya K. Raghuveer I. Swapna M. K. Rasheeda T. Kobayashi Y. Nagahama Aparna Dutta Gupta K. C. Majumdar B. Senthilkumaran 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2005,31(2-3):267-270
In the present study, thiourea-induced thyroid hormone depletion and thyroxine (T4) ‘overdose’ were used as a strategy to understand the influence of thyroid hormones on ovarian recrudescence of juvenile
(3-months-old), immature (8-months-old) and adult (1-year-old) air-breathing catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Thiourea-induced thyroid hormone depletion in juvenile catfish impaired ovarian development, but no significant effect was
observed in immature catfish and during late stage of ovarian recrudescence of mature catfish. T4 treatment in females undergoing late stages of ovarian recrudescence induced rapid oocyte growth by promoting its early entry
into maturational phase as evident from the presence of more number of vitellogenic and post-vitellogenic follicles, decrease
in aromatse immunoreactivity and reduced estradiol–17β levels. Hence, thyroid hormones have an important role to play during early stages of ovarian development and vitellogenesis
of catfish and also indicating that thyroid has a stage dependent effect on ovary. 相似文献
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R. Kirubagaran B. Senthilkumaran C. C. Sudhakumari K. P. Joy 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2005,31(2-3):183-188
In the present investigation, significant annual/seasonal variations were noticed in plasma and pituitary gonadotropin (GTH)
which were correlated with gonado-somatic index, plasma estradiol-17β, and nuclear E2 receptor (NE2R) in the pituitary, hypothalamus and telencephalon. The NE2R concentrations and dissociation constant (k
d) values showed significant seasonal variations with high values in the late preparatory phase and low values in the postspawning
phase. The NE2R levels were the highest in the pituitary, followed by the hypothalamus and telencephalon in all the seasons. In the prespawning
phase, ovariectomy (OVX) elicited a strong negative feedback on GTH secretion with a bimodal pattern of release and elevated
the NE2R levels and k
d values, without producing any significant change in the resting phase suggesting that E2 appears to exert differential feedbacks on GTH secretion. 相似文献
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Zhijun Liu Xugan Wu Yongxu Cheng Chaoshu Zeng Xiaozhen Yang 《Aquaculture Research》2011,42(3):417-426
The present study investigated the external and histological changes in the ovary and measured the gonadosomatic index (GSI) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) during the re‐maturation of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. The results show that the ovarian re‐maturation cycle of this crab species can be divided into four stages, i.e. Stage I: the ovary had an X shape and appeared milky white or with a mottled buff colour, and the dominant gametocyte at the stage were oogonia (OG, 28.3%) and previtellogenic oocytes (PR, 31.6%); Stage II: the ovary appeared light yellow or tan in colour, dominated by endogenous vitellogeic oocytes (EN, 69.3%). The yolk globules of unreleased mature oocytes (MO) from the previous spawn were absorbed, leaving many vacuoles in the retrogressing MO; Stage III: the ovary appeared crimson red or deep purple, and although the main type of gametocyte was exogenous vitellogenic oocytes (EX), near‐mature oocytes (NO) could also be found in the late phase of the ovarian development stage; Stage IV: the ovary was ripe and filled with MO that contained large yolk globules. During the period of the second ovarian maturation cycle, the GSI increased significantly from the time just after the first spawning (P<0.01). However, although HSI appeared to decrease within days after spawning (DAS), no significant correlation was found between GSI and HSI or between HSI and DAS (P>0.05). Furthermore, the final GSI and the volume of MO of E. sinensis during the second maturation cycle were drastically lower than those of the first maturation cycle. 相似文献
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通过组织切片、酶联免疫吸附及荧光定量PCR等方法,研究了尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)卵巢发育过程中性类固醇激素(雌二醇E2、孕酮P)、卵黄蛋白原(Vtg)含量及Vtg mRNA相对表达水平变化规律。结果表明,尼罗罗非鱼性腺指数(GSI)与卵巢成熟发育间呈同步性变化,Ⅴ期达到峰值。血清中E2含量自卵巢Ⅱ期开始显著升高,Ⅳ期达到峰值,Ⅴ期后显著下降;血清P含量自卵巢Ⅱ期开始不断升高,Ⅴ期达到峰值,Ⅵ期显著下降;E2、P分别在卵巢成熟发育前期与后期发挥作用。肝中Vtg含量先升、后降,Ⅳ期达峰值;血清、卵巢中Vtg含量均自Ⅱ期开始增加,Ⅴ期达峰值,Ⅵ期显著降低;不同组织中Vtg含量变化与卵巢成熟发育间存在密切关联。肝中Vtg mRNA表达水平在Ⅲ期达到峰值,Ⅳ期后持续下调;卵巢中Vtg mRNA表达水平相对较低,Ⅴ期达到峰值;初步推测肝、卵巢同是尼罗罗非鱼Vtg合成部位,肝是Vtg合成的主要器官,在卵黄积累阶段最为活跃,而卵巢Vtg合成水平相对较低。 相似文献
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The roles of salmon GnRH (sGnRH) and gonadal steroid hormones in regulation of LH synthesis and release were examined in primary pituitary cell cultures of masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou). Pituitaries were taken from fish at four reproductive stages: in March (initiation of sexual maturation); May (early maturation); July (pre-spawning); and September (spawning period). Amounts of LHβ subunit mRNA in the pituitary cells were determined by real-time PCR, and LH levels in the medium were determined by RIA. sGnRH and gonadal steroids including estradiol-17β (E2), testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) were added to the cultures to examine their direct effects on LH response. sGnRH had no significant effect on LHβ mRNA levels at any stages, although a stimulatory trend was noted in March. In contrast, E2 and T considerably increased LHβ subunit mRNA levels in March and May during initial stages of maturation, and the effects were less pronounced in July and September. On the other hand, sGnRH stimulated LH release at all stages in the males and the effects were most prominent in July and September. E2 and T also stimulated LH release in July and September, but their effects were weaker than that of sGnRH. The present results indicate that sGnRH and gonadal steroids directly regulate LH synthesis and release in masu salmon pituitary cells: sGnRH mainly stimulates LH release in the late stage of sexual maturation; whereas, E2 and T are effective in stimulating LH synthesis at earlier stages of maturation. 相似文献
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实时荧光定量PCR检测凡纳滨对虾和罗氏沼虾卵黄蛋白原mRNA在卵巢和肝胰腺中的表达 总被引：5，自引：2，他引：3
卵黄磷蛋白作为卵黄蛋白的主要成分, 可为甲壳动物胚胎和早期幼体发育提供能量, 为研究其来源及合成规律, 实验应用SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量PCR法检测了凡纳滨对虾和罗氏沼虾性腺不同发育时期卵巢和肝胰腺两种组织中卵黄蛋白原mRNA的表达水平。结果发现,凡纳滨对虾和罗氏沼虾的卵巢和肝胰腺中都有卵黄蛋白原mRNA的表达。随着卵巢的发育, 凡纳滨对虾卵巢中卵黄蛋白原mRNA的相对表达量在前5个阶段不断增加, 分别为1.1, 5.9, 10.4, 26.9, 85.0, 恢复期急剧减少, 为1.6。肝胰腺中的相对表达量也不断增加, 分别为1.3, 3.3, 7.1, 37.3, 51.6, 恢复期急剧减少, 为1.0。罗氏沼虾肝胰腺中卵黄蛋白原mRNA的相对表达量在前四个阶段不断增加, 分别为3.4, 12.6, 15.2, 38.9, 抱卵期急剧减少, 为2.9;而卵巢在整个发育过程中对卵黄蛋白原合成的贡献比较小, 分别为1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 4.8, 1.5。研究表明, 两种虾类的肝胰腺和卵巢均具合成卵黄蛋白的功能, 而且在不同的卵巢发育阶段呈现明显的规律性。 相似文献
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Based on the light microscopic observations of cells' sizes, chromatin patterns, amount of lipid droplets and yolk granules, the female germ cells could be classified into four different phases, which include 1) oogonia (Oog), 2) primary oocytes (pOc), 3) secondary oocytes (sOc), and 4) mature oocyte (mOc). Oog are small oval-shaped cells with irregular-shaped nuclei sizing 4–6 μm in diameter. They rest on the connective tissue germinal cord at the tip of each ovarian pouch (lobule). Oogonia increase their number through mitotic division, and the daughter cells move into ovarian pouch where they undergo first meiotic division to become primary oocytes, which have various steps of 1st meiotic prophase accumulating at the innermost zone of the ovarian pouch. The primary oocytes are small oval-shaped cells (8.5–10 μm in diameter) with large nuclei containing chromatin in various states of condensation that finally transform into chromatids. Their nuclei are surrounded by thin rim of faint blue-stained cytoplasm. The secondary oocytes derived from 2nd meiosis and comprise five steps: Oc1 and Oc2, classified as previtellogenic oocytes, Oc3 and Oc4, classified as vitellogenic oocytes, and mature oocyte (mOc) The zones of ovarian pouch are defined based on the accumulation of various steps of developing oocytes, namely, oogenic, previtellogenic, vitellogenic and mature zones, respectively. The ovarian cycle is divided into five stages based on the number and types of oocytes present in each stage. Stage 0 and I are spawn and spent stages. Stage II and III are proliferative and premature stages, while stage IV is mature stage. During ovarian stage I, each ovarian pouch contains primarily oogonia, primary oocytes, Oc1 and a few Oc2. In stage II, the pouch contains mainly Oc2 and Oc3, while in stage III the predominant cells are Oc4. Mature oocytes appear synchronously, in stage IV. The ovulating mature oocytes pass through the thin disrupted wall of ovarian pouch into subcapsular space, that leads into the oviduct situated on the ventro-lateral side of the ovarian lobe. At spawning, the ovarian pouches break down and only connective sheaths and hemolymph sinuses remain. The germinal cords and islets of oogonia remain in the central area of stage 0 ovary. The ovarian capsule, including the muscular layer, becomes attenuated as the ovary progresses from stage 0 to IV. The hemolymph vessels become highly convoluted in the central area of the ovary, and they branch radially into smaller hemolymph sinuses around each oogenic pouch. 相似文献
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The relationship between plasma and ovarian levels of gonadal steroids was examined in two New Zealand fish species with multiple
spawning cycles of differing length. Snapper (Pagrus auratus) have a daily cycle of oocyte development, ovulation and spawning, whereas demoiselles (Chromis dispilus) spawn over 2–3 days during a repeat spawning cycle of 7–9 days. Ovarian and plasma levels of the gonadal steroids 17β-estradiol
(E2), testosterone (T), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17P) and 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20βP) were measured in reproductively
active fish captured from the wild. Ovarian levels of E2, T and 17P changed in relation to spawning cycle and gonad stage in both snapper and demoiselles. E2 and T levels were detectable at all times, but highest during vitellogenesis in both species. Cyclic changes of 17P occurred
in both species, and levels appeared to depend on the rate of conversion of 17P to other hormones. No changes in ovarian levels
of 17,20βP were detected in relation to stage of the spawning cycle in snapper; however, ovarian levels of 17,20βP were highest
in demoiselles before spawning when fish undergoing final oocyte maturation predominated. Plasma levels of E2 and T were strongly correlated with ovarian concentrations (r=0.850 and r=0.819 for E2 and T respectively) in demoiselles but there was poor correlation between ovarian and plasma levels of 17P and 17,20βP (r=0.004
and 0.273 respectively), or between ovarian and plasma levels of E2, T, 17P or 17,20βP of snapper (r=0.135, 0.277, 0.131 and 0.279). The poor correlation between plasma and ovarian levels of
some steroid hormones suggests that plasma concentrations of steroids may not adequately reflect the reproductive status of
the fish during short-term cyclic ovarian changes. It is suggested that this disparity is likely to be most marked in species
with ovulatory periodicity of short duration. 相似文献
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北太平洋长鳍金枪鱼卵巢的发育特征 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
根据2013年10月–2014年2月在北太平洋海域(29°08′~41°08′N,163°50′~144°19′W)采集的364尾长鳍金枪鱼的卵巢样本,利用组织学分析,详细描述了长鳍金枪鱼卵巢、卵细胞的发育阶段。结果显示,北太平洋长鳍金枪鱼卵巢内同时存在不同时相的卵细胞,为分批产卵类型;组织学上,长鳍金枪鱼的卵细胞发育过程分为6个时相,卵巢发育过程分为6个时期;卵巢成熟指数在成熟期为Ⅰ~Ⅴ期时逐渐增大,在Ⅵ期时减小;北太平洋长鳍金枪鱼产卵高峰为12月中旬和1月初,其卵巢成熟指数随纬度的升高呈递减趋势,随经度变化规律不明显。研究表明,通过对北太平洋长鳍金枪鱼卵巢的发育特征的分析与探讨,可为北太平洋长鳍金枪鱼的资源状况评估及渔业可持续发展提供生物学信息。 相似文献
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Effects of photoperiod on gonadotropin-releasing hormone levels in the brain and pituitary of underyearling male barfin flounder 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Masafumi AMANO Takeshi YAMANOME Hideaki YAMADA Koichi OKUZAWA Kunio YAMAMORI 《Fisheries Science》2004,70(5):812-818
ABSTRACT: A pleuronectiform fish, the barfin flounder Verasper moseri , expresses three gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) forms in the brain: salmon GnRH (sGnRH), chicken GnRH-II (cGnRH-II) and seabream GnRH (sbGnRH). To clarify the effects of photoperiod on GnRH systems, changes in brain and pituitary GnRH peptide levels were examined using time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays. In experiment 1, 5-month-old male barfin flounder (mean total length 9.0 cm, body weight 11.0 g) were divided into short (8:16 h light : dark [L:D] cycle; lights on 08.00–16.00 hours) and long photoperiod (16:8 h L:D cycle; lights on 04.00–20.00 hours) groups in mid September and maintained until November under natural water temperature (19.3–15.2°C). Brain sGnRH concentrations were significantly higher in the 16:8 h L:D group than in the 8:16 h L:D group, whereas no significant differences were observed in total length, body weight, plasma testosterone concentration, brain cGnRH-II concentration and pituitary sbGnRH content. In experiment 2, 7-month-old male barfin flounder (mean total length 16.5 cm, body weight 76.8 g) were divided into short and long photoperiod groups in mid December and maintained until February under natural water temperature (12.5–6.6°C). Total length, body weight and condition factor were significantly greater in the 16:8 h L:D group than in the 8:16 h L:D group, whereas no significant differences were observed in plasma testosterone concentration and GnRH levels in the brain and pituitary. These results indicate that levels of sGnRH in barfin flounder are influenced by photoperiodic treatment dependent on water temperature and/or body size. 相似文献
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The observed oogenesis impairment in greater amberjack Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) reared in captivity is not related to an insufficient liver transcription or oocyte uptake of vitellogenin 
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Wild striped bass,Morone saxatilis, were collected from coastal waters and spawning areas to describe the endocrine correlates of oocyte development in non-captive, migratory fish. The fish were classified according to their most advanced oocytes. Serum levels of estradiol (E2), testosterone (T) and 17-20-dihydroxyprogesterone (DHP) were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Females in the primary growth phase and early secondary growth phase (pre-vitellogenic) had low levels of plasma steroids, ovarian lipid content and gonadosomatic indices (GSIs). Significant increases in E2, T, ovarian lipid content and GSIs occurred during the vitellogenic phase. Maximum levels of all reproductive parameters were found in prespawning fish sampled in the Hudson River. Mean levels of E2, T, ovarian lipids and GSIs for these fish were 2.0±0.5 ng/ml, 3.0±0.3 ng/ml, 24±1 mg/g, and 5.6±0.3% (mean±SEM), respectively. In fish induced to spawn with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), DHP levels (1.9±0.4 ng/ml) were significantly elevated. Similar levels were found in two fish captured during the spawning season, suggesting that DHP may serve as the maturation-inducing steroid in this species. 相似文献
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The reproductive biology of female Pasiphaea japonica, including the minimum size of females carrying embryos, spawning and hatching seasons, and brood size, was examined in Toyama
Bay, central Japan, during 2004 through 2007. Sampling was conducted onboard a commercial seiner and a fisheries research
vessel. The minimum size of ovigerous females was 47.7 mm body length. The percent occurrence of ovigerous females increased
with body size, reaching 50% at 57.9 mm body length. Ovigerous females occurred all year round with a seasonal change in percent
occurrence, ranging between 41.5 and 94.3% of the total observed females. Consequently, reproduction in females seems to occur
throughout the year in Toyama Bay, with seasonal differences in reproductive intensity. Spawning intensity was high during
April–July and October–January based on the occurrence of the early developmental stage of embryos, while hatching intensity
was high in October–May based on the occurrence of embryos just before hatching. Brood sizes were similar at the same size
of body length regardless of embryo stage, except just after spawning. 相似文献
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The tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus, shows a short ovarian cycle of 24-26?days in nonmouthbrooding condition. In this study, the stripped female O. mossambicus were exposed to repeated mild acute stressors such as handling, chasing, frequent netting and low water levels daily for a period of 26?days. The follicular dynamics did not show significant difference during previtellogenic phase (day 12), whereas the mean number of stage IV (vitellogenic) follicles remained significantly lower compared with controls at the end of vitellogenic phase (day 18). The stage V (vitellogenic, preovulatory) follicles were completely absent in contrast to their presence in controls prior to spawning (day 23). The control fish spawned spontaneously after 24?days and entered mouthbrooding phase, whereas those exposed to stressors did not spawn. Furthermore, the serum levels of estradiol (E(2)) remained significantly lower concomitant with a significant increase in the serum cortisol concentration during vitellogenic and prespawning phase compared with those of the controls. The LH cells in the PPD of the pituitary gland showed weak immunoreactivity through vitellogenic and prespawning phase in fish exposed to stressors indicating the diminished secretory activity in contrast to the intensely stained ir-material in controls. The study reveals the disruptive effects of aquacultural stressors on the spawning cycle through suppression of LH and E(2) secretion along the pituitary-ovary axis. The results suggest that the ovarian stress response depends on the phase of the cycle and that the interruption of the spawning cycle is due to inhibition of recruitment of preovulatory follicles in O. mossambicus. 相似文献
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Sobhan Ranay Akhavan Amir Parviz Salati Bahram Falahatkar Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2016,42(3):967-978
Plasma chemistry, lipid metabolism and vitellogenin gene expression of captive Sterlet sturgeon Acipenser ruthenus were studied in different maturity stages. A total of 32 fish were sampled, and maturity stages were identified on the basis of histological criteria and direct observation. Females were classified to four groups: previtellogenic, vitellogenic, post-vitellogenic, and atresia. Blood, gonad and liver tissue samples were taken through non-lethal biopsy. Our results showed that plasma levels of glucose, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase activity, albumin and total protein increased during ovarian development and were highest at post-vitellogenic stage. The lowest amounts in atresia stage demonstrate that lipid and energy imbalance was related to reabsorption and digestion of the yolk. These results suggested that the VLDL was the main plasma lipoprotein component of Sterlet. We determined that lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase activity increased during vitellogenesis process which suggested the role of lipase enzymes in regulating blood lipid metabolism. RT-PCR analysis indicates that Vitellogenin (VTG) mRNA could be detected both in livers and ovaries of female Sterlet. Throughout the study, the expression level of VTG gene showed an increase both in ovaries and in livers reaching its peak at late vitellogenesis stage. This strongly indicated a relation between VTG mRNA and ovarian development. 相似文献
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Seasonal reproductive and lunar-related spawning cycles of the female honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merra inhabiting Okinawan waters were examined by histological observation of ovaries. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) increased beginning in May and peaked in June. Histological observations revealed that many oocytes laden with yolk were present in the ovaries from May to August. From September to October, ovaries were occupied by immature oocytes. These results suggest that the reproductive season of E. merra lasts for 4 months from May through August in Okinawan waters. When the fish were collected according to the lunar cycle, GSI increased with the approach of the full moon. Oocytes at various development stages were observed from the first quarter to the full moon. Fresh ovulatory follicles were present in the ovaries around the last quarter moon. These results suggest that E. merra has a lunar spawning cycle and spawns between the full moon and the last quarter moon. Ovarian features of the fish collected around the last quarter moon were different among individuals; some fish had many oocytes at the tertiary yolk stage in the ovaries, while the ovaries of the others were occupied by the oocytes at the peri-nucleolus and the oil droplet stages. This observation suggests that a minor release of eggs occurs in this species before or after a major spawning lunar day. Oocytes at the migratory nucleus and the maturation stages were not observed in any ovarian samples. This may mean that maturation of oocytes is related to the spawning behavior of this species and makes rapid progress in the process of aggregation at the spawning sites. 相似文献