The gonadosomatic index (GSI), gonadal development and changes in hormones in plasma level of the indoor cultured grunt (Hapalogenys nitens) were investigated by histological study from August 2011 to October 2012. The GSI showed similar trends with gonad developmental stages during the culture periods. Changes in plasma level of estradiol-17β of female H. nitens reached the highest value befor...

studies on reproductive biology are essential to assess culture potential of a fish species. mystus tengara is a popular food fish as well as preferred as an ornamental fish in west bengal. till date detailed report on reproductive biology of this fish species in the agro-climatic context of west bengal is lacking. therefore, the present work was aimed to study the detailed reproductive biology...

Aging (senescence) includes causal mechanisms (etiologies) of late-life disease, which remain poorly understood. According to the recently proposed hyperfunction theory, based on the older theory of antagonistic pleiotropy, senescent pathologies can arise from futile, post-reproductive run-on of processes that in early life promote fitness. Here we apply this idea to investigate the etiology of...

Turbot is one of the most important farmed fish in Europe. This species exhibits a considerable sexual dimorphism in growth and sexual maturity that makes the all-female production recommended for turbot farming. Our knowledge about the genetic basis of sex determination and the molecular regulation of gonad differentiation in this species is still limited. Our goal was to identify and compare ...

Development of female gonads in the chicken is asymmetric. This asymmetry affects gene expression, morphology, and germ cell development; consequently only the left ovary develops into a functional organ, whereas the right ovary remains vestigial. In males, on the other hand, both gonads develop into functional testes. Here, we revisited the development of asymmetric traits in female (and male)...

In this report the morphology of the gonads and the growth of the Wolffian and Müllerian duct in foetal mouse true hermaphrodites (16 days p.c.) have been studied and compared to that of normal mice. The ducts from the hermaphrodites were placed in one of five groups according to the proportion of male and female characteristic of the gonad. When more than 85% of the gonadal tissue was masculin...

BACKGROUND Phthalates have been shown to have reprotoxic effects in rodents and human during fetal life. Previous studies indicate that some members of the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamilly potentially mediate phthalate effects. This study aimed to assess if expression of these nuclear receptors are modulated in the response to MEHP exposure on the human fetal gonads in vitro. METHODOLOGY/PR...

The accidental discovery, in an inguinal hernia, of a male gonad in a 67-year-old woman is reported. The association of an unambiguous female phenotype with a purely male karyotype and a male gonad suggests the diagnosis of testicular feminisation. The differential diagnosis, particularly of testicular feminisation with true hermaphroditism, is discussed.

During development, complex organs are formed from individual cells and simple tissues. Organogenesis is characterized by many cellular behaviors, including cell migration, modification of cell contacts, changes in cell shape, cell proliferation and cell death. Extensive communication between cells ensures that different cell types act together in a coordinated manner to form a properly pattern...

This study was aimed to examine the different natural feeds on maturnity of freshwater crayfish. The conducted November 20th - January 21th 2021 in UPTD BBI Lukup Badak, Takengon, Aceh Tengah. Test fish used is seed cherax quadricarinatus measuring 52-75 g. Methods this Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 3 replications. were P1 (Tubifex), P2 (505 tubifex, 255 carrots, 25% ...