Induced Sex Reversal of Sevenband Grouper, Epinephelus septemfasciatus by $17{\alpha}-methyltestosterone$

$17{\alpha}-methyltestosterone$에 의한 능성어 Epinephelus septemfasciatus의 성전환 유도

  • Song, Young-Bo (Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Cheju National University) ;
  • Baek, Hae-Ja (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyung-Bae (Department of Marine Bio-resource, Gangwon Provincial University) ;
  • Lee, Kyeong-Jun (Faculty of Ocean Science, Cheju National University) ;
  • Soyano, Kiyoshi (Marine Research Institute, Nagasaki University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Don (Marine and Environmental Research Institute, Cheju National University)
  • 송영보 (제주대학교 해양과환경연구소) ;
  • 백혜자 (부경대학교 자원생물학과) ;
  • 김형배 (강원도립대학 해양생물자원개발과) ;
  • 이경준 (제주대학교 해양과학부) ;
  • ;
  • 이명돈 (제주대학교 해양과환경연구소)
  • Published : 2005.08.25

Abstract

Sex reversal to a functional male of sevenband grouper $(41.0{\pm}1.3cm\;TL,\;1.4{\pm}0.1kg\;BW)$ was induced by $17{\alpha}-methyltestosterone\;(MT,\;0.5\sim2.0mg/kg\;BW)$ implantation from March 17 to May 12,2002. Gonad of control group was composed of genial cells and peri-nucleolus oocyte during the experimental period. Gonad of fish treated with 0.5 mg MT/kg BW had peri-nucleolus oocytes, spermatogonia, spermatids and spermatozoa at the late stages of spermatogenesis, while the fish group treated with 1.0 and 2.0 mg MT/kg BW contained spermatoza in the efferent duct. Sperm were obtained from the experimental groups treated with a dose of $1.0{\sim}2.0mg$ MT/kg BW. In the MT treated groups, testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone levels were higher than those in the control group during the $2{\sim}6$ weeks of the experimental period (P<0.05). $Estradiol-17{\beta}$ was detected from fish in the experimental fish.

능성어 정자의 안정적 확보를 위하여 MT $0.5{\sim}2.0mg/kg$ BW를 어체 근육내 삽입하여 성전환을 유도하였다 사용한 실험어는 전장 $41.0{\pm}1.3cm$, 체중 $1.4{\pm}0.1kg$이었다. 실험 시작시 능성어 생식소는 주로 gonia cells과 주변인기 단계 난모세포를 가지고 있었다. 실험 종료시 대조구의 생식소는 실험 시작시와 유사하였다. 0.5 mg MT/kg BW 처리구 생식소는 실험 종료 때 소엽내강에 정원세포와 정세포 그리고 정자무리들이 대부분 차지하고 기부에 수정관이 형성되었으나, 일부 어린 난모세포들이 산재하였다. 1.0과 2.0 mg MT/kg BW처리구는 소엽내강과 기부의 수정관에 정자무리들로 가득 차 있었다. 정자는 $1.0{\sim}2.0mg$ MT/kg BW 처리구에서 얻을 수 있었다. MT 처리구의 T혈중농도는 대조구보다 2주 후부터 6주 후까지 높았으나(P<0.05), 배정이 가능한 8주째 대조구와 유사하였다(P>0.05). 11-KT 혈중농도는 MT 1.0처리구는 2주 후부터 6주째까지, 2.0 mg MT/kg BW 처리구는 2주 후부터 실험 종료 때까지 대조구 보다 높았다(P<0.05). $E_2$는 모든 실험어 일부에서 검출되었다.

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