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Effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue (GnRHa) on Expression of the Gonadotropin Subunit Gene and on Synthesis of the Sex Steroids in Black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli  

Choi Cheol Young (Division Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University)
Min Byung Hwa (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University)
Chang Young Jin (Department of Aquaculture, Pukyong National University)
Park In-Seok (Division Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University)
Cho Sung Hwoan (Division Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University)
An Kwang Wook (Division Marine Environment & Bioscience, Korea Maritime University)
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Journal of Aquaculture / v.18, no.4, 2005 , pp. 293-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
We examined the effects of GnRHa on expression of the gonadotropin subunit gene in the pituitary and on syn-thesis of the plasma sex steroids (testosterone and 17$\beta$-estradiol) in protandrous black porgy. Fish were injected intraperitoneally with 0.2g GnRHa/g and then both the pituitary and the plasma were sampled 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after injection. The mRNA level of the FSH subunit increased at 6 hours post-injection, while the LH mRNA levels expressed are same with or without GnRHa treatment. Also, GnRHa stimulation caused a significant increase of the plasma testosterone (T) and 17$\beta$-estradiol ($E_2$) after 24 hours. The homologies of black porgy FSH to red seabream, Pagrus majoy FSH, snakehead fish, Channa maculata FSH and striped bass, Morone saxatilis FSH were $83.3\%,\;79.2\%$ and $76.0\%$ respectively. Amino acid homology analysis using the GenBank and EMBL general searches indicated that black porgy FSH has a high homology with yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus latus LH ($97.7\%$ identity) and red seabream LH ($83.3\%$ identity).
Keywords
Black porgy; Acanthopagrus schlegeli; GnRHa; GTH subunit mRNA; Testosterone;
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