One of the major objectives of the aquaculture industry is the production of a large number of
viable eggs with high survival. Major achievements have been made in recent years in …

Spermatogenesis is a developmental process during which a small number of diploid
spermatogonial stem cells produce a large number of highly differentiated spermatozoa …

Puberty comprises the transition from an immature juvenile to a mature adult state of the
reproductive system, ie the individual becomes capable of reproducing sexually for the first …

A major transition during development of the gonad is commitment from an undifferentiated
“bi-potential” state to ovary or testis fate. In mammals, the oogonia of the developing ovary …

As complete absence of germ cells leads to sterile males in zebrafish, we explored the
relationship between primordial germ cell (PGC) number and sexual development. Our …

In germ cell transplantation experiments, the use of sterile recipients that do not produce
their own gametes is an important prerequisite. Triploidization and dnd gene knockdown …

Surrogate broodstock technology facilitates the production of donor-derived gametes in
surrogates, and comprises transplanting germ cells of a donor into recipients of a different …

Aquaculture is playing an increasingly important role in meeting global demands for
seafood, particularly in low and middle income countries. Genetic improvement of …

The ongoing rapid climate change, combined with the disturbance of fish breeding grounds,
may impact reproduction by endangering successful breeding and survival, and thus affect …

Vasa is a universal marker of the germ line in animals, yet mutations disrupting vasa cause
sexually dimorphic infertility, with impaired development of the ovary in some animals and …