• 한국패류학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2009

This study devised and tested a histological staging system for gonadal development in the trumpet shell, Charonia sauliae, which was collected along the south coast of Jeju Island, South Korea. This paper details for the first time the gonadal development characteristics of C. sauliae. Ovary and testis development in C. sauliae can be roughly divided into five stages: growing, mature, spent, degenerative, and resting. The trumpet shelll has multiple fecundation and fertilization during the spawning season for out-of-step gonadal development in high-temperature and low-salinity environments. Female trumpet shell tended to have larger shells and were more abundant than males (64.26% of all animals collected were female).

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2002

Effects of nonylphenol (NP) on gonadal development and growth of olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus were investigated. NP treatment was carried out to fry fish (during 55 to 64 days after hatching) using oral adminstration at nominal NP concentrations of 50, 100 and 150 tig/g BW Gonad before NP treatment was sexually undifferentiated as observed with mostly gonia cells. At 159 days after hatching, ovarian lamella of ovary were filled with oogonia and perinucleolus oocytes. On the other hand, testicular lobules of the testis were occupied by spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids. Histological observation of ovary and testis development was any different between the control and NP treated groups. However, growth was significantly increased in NP treated groups than control groups (P< 0.05). These results considerate that NP has any effect for sex differentiation and gonadal development, but act for early growth in olive flounder.

• BMB Reports
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• 제49권9호
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• pp.488-496
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• 2016

Estrogens are the key hormones regulating the development and function of reproductive organs in all vertebrates. Recent evidence indicates that estrogens play important roles in the immune system, cancer development, and other critical biological processes related to human well-being. Obviously, the gonads (ovary and testis) are the primary sites of estrogen synthesis, but estrogens synthesized in extra- gonadal sites play an equally important role in controlling biological activities. Understanding non-gonadal sites of estrogen synthesis and function is crucial and will lead to therapeutic interventions targeting estrogen signaling in disease prevention and treatment. Developing a rationale targeting strategy remains challenging because knowledge of extra-gonadal biosynthesis of estrogens, and the mechanism by which estrogen activity is exerted, is very limited. In this review, we will summarize recent discoveries of extra-gonadal sites of estrogen biosynthesis and their local functions and discuss the significance of the most recent novel discovery of intestinal estrogen biosynthesis.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2011

연구는 양질의 피조개 수정란 확보와 안정적 종묘생산을 위하여 피조개 모패의 먹이생물로 미세조류 3종 (Isochrysis galbana, Tetraselmis tetrathele, Phaeodactylum tricornutum) 을 단독 또는 혼합 공급하여 먹이생물에 따른 피조개 모패의 비만도, 생식소발달, 성숙유도율 및 생존율을 조사하였다. 사육 45일 경과 후 피조개 모패의 완숙기 출현율, 성숙유도율 및 생존율은 3종의 미세조류를 혼합 공급하거나 T. tetrathele를 단독공급한 실험구에서 가장 높았다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2005

Directional (sinistral) asymmetry (DA) occurs when the traits of one side of a supposedly bilaterally symmetrical organism differ in a random way from those of the other side. We examined asymmetries in gonadal growth traits within both sexes of hatchery reared ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. The pattern of the gonadal growth from hatching to 320 days after hatching was a type of DA except for the growth in gonad weight from 140 to 180 days after hatching, although the ovary of the right side tended to exhibit more pronounced DA phenomenon.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.474-481
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• 2010

The sperm collection time, sex steroid hormones, and gonadal development of protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli, acclimated in freshwater for more than 2 years were investigated to evaluate its reproductive capability. The gonadal development of black porgy reared in seawater and freshwater could each be classified into four successive stages. For black porgy reared in seawater (BSW) as the control, these were the growing (December to February), mature (February to March), spent (March to June), and degeneration and resting (July to December) stages; for black porgy reared in freshwater (BFW), these were the growing (November to January), mature (January to February), spent (February to May), degeneration and resting (June to November) stages. In both BSW and BFW, the plasma cortisol levels were the highest in March. The plasma testosterone (T) levels of BSW and BFW were the highest in March and February, respectively. The plasma estradiol-$17{\beta}$ ($E_2$) levels did not differ significantly between BSW and BFW. The 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) levels in the plasma of BSW and BFW were the highest in April. Sperm was collectible from March to June in BSW and from February to May in BFW. The results indicated that the gonadal maturation of BFW was about 1 month faster than that of BSW.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2001

Gonadal development, reproductive cycle, gonad index, meat weight rate, and first sexual maturity of the top shell, Omphalius rusticus were Investigated monthly by histological observations. Specimens were collected from the west coast of Korea during the period from January to December in 1999. O. rusticus is dioecious and oviparous. The gonad is widely situated on the surface of the digestive g1and located in the posterior spiral meat part in the shell. The ovary and the testis were composed of a number of oogenic follicles and several spermatogenic follicles, respectively. Ripe oocytes were approximately 120-130 $\mu$m in diameter. The meat weight rate peaked in June (27.7%), and then rapidly decreased in September (19.5%). Monthly changes in the gonad index in both sexes reached the maximum in June, and then sharply decreased in September. Percentages of first sexual maturity of female and male snails ranging from 9.0 to 9.9 mm in shell heights were 58.3% and 54.5%, respectively, and 100% in those over 11.0 mm in both sexes participated in reproduction. Reproductive cycle of this species can be categorized into five successive stages: in females, early active (October to April), late active (December to June), ripe (April to September), spawning (July to September) and recovery (September to January): in males, early active (November to March), late active (December to June), ripe (April to September), spawning (July to September) and recovery (September to December). Gonadal development, gametogenesis, reproductive cycle, and spawning were closely related to the seawater temperature.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2001

To evaluate the arsenic effect of fish endocrine disruption, crucian carp (Carassius auratus) were treated with 0.5 mg/L and 3.0 mg/L of As$_2$O$_3$ for 14 days and gonadal development was examined by histological analysis. In ovaries from female crucial carps exposed to 3.0 mg/L, immature follicles and atretic follicles were appeared while various normal developmental stages of oocytes were shown in control group. Body weight and Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) of treated carp were also decreased compared to control group. However, no other significant histological changes in liver or kidney were shown in this exposure scheme. This means that reproductive organs are more sensitive than other organs and arsenic may exert endocrine disrupting effect through inhibiting the development of reproductive organ in fish.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2015

Red spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara is a popular aquaculture species in many Asian countries. This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite that first differentiates into female and changes to male later. Due to this reproductive characteristic, stable supply of male and female gametes is a key to the success of seed production in this species. Thus, understanding early gonadal differentiation is required to develop effective sex control techniques. Red spotted grouper were reared in indoor tanks and sampled every 5 days from 40 days post-hatch (DPH) to 130 DPH. Changes of gonadal tissues were examined and analyzed by means of histology. A pair of gonadal primordium has already existed underneath the kidney in the posterior part of the body cavity at 38 DPH when this study began. Gonadal primordia of 38, 40 DPH consisted of germ cells surrounded by a few somatic cells. The blood vessel was observed in the gonadal primordium at 45 DPH. The number of somatic cells and size of gonadal primordium increased age-dependently up to 60 DPH. Formation of ovarian cavity was obvious by two protuberant aggregations of somatic cells at 65 DPH. Completed ovarian cavity and oogonia were first observed in the gonad of one fish sample at 105 DPH. Based on these histological observations, it can be suggested that induction of primary male differentiation could be more successfully applied at around 60 DPH in this species.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2002

자연산 바지락 (Ruditapes philippinarum) 개체군의 생식 주기와 수온-먹이섭이 및 절식조건에 따른 생식소 발달의 인위적 제어 결과를 조직학적 관찰에 의해 조사하였다. 곰소만 자연산 바지락 개체군의 생식소 발달에 따른 암수 개체의 생식주기는 초기활성기 (4-5월), 완숙기 (4-8월), 부분산란기 (5-10월), 퇴화 및 비활성기 (8-3월)의 연속적인 5단계로 구분할 수 있었다. 수온에 따른 생식소 발달의 인위적 제어 실험에서, 바지락은 저수온 (10$^{\circ}C$) 에 의해 억제되었다. 19$^{\circ}C$ 및 22$^{\circ}C$의 고수온에 노출시킨 실험구에서 생식소 발달은 고수온에 의해 촉진되었는데, 자연산 개체군의 것보다 약 1달 빠르게 나타났다. 고수온-먹이섭이 실험구에서, 작은개체 실험구의 생식소 발달 단계가 큰개체구 실험보다 더 빠르게 나타났으며, 저수온 (10$^{\circ}C$)의 것보다 더 빠르게 나타났다 (p=0.01). 암, 수 모든 개체들에서 고수온 (22-28$^{\circ}C$)-절식구 실험구의 생식소 발달관계가 고수온-섭이 실험구의 것들보다 더 빠른 것으로 나타났다. (paired sample t-test, p=0.004). 42일 경과 후 암컷과 수컷의 먹이섭이-고수온 실험구에서, 고수온-작은개체 실험구 조건이 큰개체의 생식소 발달보다 더 민감하게 나타났다. 그러나 저수온-수컷개체 실험구는 암컷 개체들의 실험구보다 반응이 좀 더 민감하게 나타났다. 전반적으로 고수온 실험구의 성적성숙이 저수온구보다 빠르게 나타났으며, 암수 개체 간에 유의한 차이를 보였다 (paired sample t-test, p=0.001). 42일 경과 후 절식 실험구에서, 고수온-수컷 큰개체 실험구의 생식소 발달이 고수온-암컷 큰개체 실험구의 것들보다 빠르게 나타났다. 그러나 작은 개체들의 생식소 발달 단계는 먹이섭이 실험구와 절식 실험구사이에 동일한 양상을 보였다. 산란 성기중 암수 개체들의 경우는 고수온-절식 실험구의 생식소 발달이 암컷과 수컷의 성 및 개체의 크기에 관계없이 고수온-먹이섭이 실험구의 것들보다 더 빠르게 나타났으며, 암수간 유의한 차를 보였다(paired sample t-test, p=0.004).