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KMID : 0894520080120030261
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Development & Reproduction
2008 Volume.12 No. 3 p.261 ~ p.266
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Maturation Induction by Manchurian Trout Recombinant Gonadotropin Hormone (mt-rGTH) in Female Eel, Anguilla japonica
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Kim Dae-Jung
Park Woo-Dong
Sohn Young-Chang
Bae Jun-Young
Yoon Seong-Jong
Son Maeng-Hyun
Kobayashi Makito
Han Chang-Hee
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Abstract
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In the present study, we investigated in vivo effects of Manchurian trout recombinant gonadotrophin hormone (mt-rGTH) on the induction of maturation in female eel, Anguilla japonica. The brood stock, female eel (450±50 g) were weekly injected intramuscularly with different doses of 0.1, 1, 10 ㎍/㎖/fish (mt-rFSH or mt-rLH) for 10 week. The effects of r-mtGTH were analyzed by gonadosomatic index (GSI), ovarian follicle diameter and sex steroid levels. All groups did not exhibit significant differences in the GSI values. Whereas plasma testosterone (T) and estradiol-17β (E2) levels did not change significantly in control group, plasma levels of T and E2 by injection of the r-mtFSH or r-mtLH were increased at 2 or 4 week after injection. In addition, injection of the mt-rFSH (1, 10 ㎍/㎖/fish) or mt-rLH (0.1, 1, 10 ㎍/㎖/fish) significantly increased follicle diameters comparing to the control group. These results demonstrate that the recombinant hormone may affect early ovary development and maturation in female eel. Taken together, these results suggest that the recombinant Manchurian trout FSH and LH are effective for reproductive activities in female eel.
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KEYWORD
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Anguilla japonica, Manchurian trout recombinant GTH, Sex steroid hormone
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