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The reproductive regulation of LPXRFa and its receptor in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis of the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus)
Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) plays a critical role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), gonadotropin hormone (GtH), and steroidogenesis. The Lpxrfa (the piscine ortholog of GnIH) syst...
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of male and female gonads reveals sex-biased genes in spotted scat (Scatophagus argus)
Scatophagus argus is a new emerging aquaculture fish in East and Southeast Asia. To date, research on reproductive development and regulation in S. argus is lacking. Additionally, genetic and genomic information ...
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Thimet oligopeptidase and prolyl endopeptidase of spotted scat Scatophagus argus: characterization, tissue distribution, expression at different ovarian stages and down-regulation by estradiol
Thimet oligopeptidase (Top) is a thiol-sensitive metallopeptidase with increased concentrations in brain and reproductive tissues. Prolyl endopeptidase (Pep) is another endopeptidase with high enzymatic activi...
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Leptin receptor overlap** transcript: characterization, tissue distribution and changes in gene expression in response to eyestalk ablation in the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
The leptin receptor overlap** transcript (LEPROT), which arose evolutionarily before the leptin receptor, is involved in the nutritional regulation of metabolism and reproduction. Eyestalk ablation is perfor...
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Seasonal characteristics and tetrodotoxin-producing ability of bacteria in gastropod Oliva hirasei
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a well-known marine toxin, which is widely distributed in marine animals and originates from marine bacteria. To compare seasonal characteristics of aerobic bacteria in the toxic gastropod O...
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Molecular cloning and dimorphic expression of growth hormone (gh) in female and male spotted scat Scatophagus argus
Spotted scat Scatophagus argus exhibits a typical sexual growth dimorphism in which the females grow faster than the males. Growth hormone (GH) is best known as an anterior pituitary hormone fundamental in regula...