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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2013.23.8.998

Effects of Estradiol-17β on the Feminization of Japanase Eel, Anguilla japonica  

Kim, Dae-Jung (New Stratagy Research Center, NFRDI)
Lee, Bae-Ik (New Stratagy Research Center, NFRDI)
Kim, Kyung-Kil (New Stratagy Research Center, NFRDI)
Kim, Eung-Oh (Aquaculture management, NFRDI)
Son, Maeng-Hyun (Aquaculture management, NFRDI)
Seong, Ki-Baik (Inland Aquaculture Research Center, NFRDI)
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Journal of Life Science / v.23, no.8, 2013 , pp. 998-1003 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effects of oral administration of estradiol-$17{\beta}$ (E2) on glass eels (Body weight: $0.16{\pm}0.05g$, Total length: $6.2{\pm}0.9cm$) and young eels (Body weight: $2.6{\pm}0.6g$, Total length: $13.2{\pm}0.6cm$) on gonadal sex and growth were examined, respectively. Glass eels were fed a diet containing E2 at a dose of 10 mg/kg or 25 mg/kg, respectively, for five months. The female ratio significantly increased in all E2-treated groups (10 mg/kg diet group: 70%; 25 mg/kg diet group: 90%) when compared to the control group (10%). Young eels were fed a diet containing E2 at a dose of 25 mg/kg for four months. The female ratio also significantly increased in the E2-treated groups (60%) compared to the control group (20%). The highest female ratio was observed in the stage of glass eels rather than young eels. In all experiments, however, the growth of eels treated with E2 was similar to that of controls to the end of the experiment. Thus, oral administration of E2 could be a good approach to controlling sex differentiation.
Keywords
Eel; Anguilla japonica; estradiol-$17{\beta}$; oral administration; feminization; sex ratio;
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