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 …

The Scatophagus argus is a cultured marine teleost fish in which females grow faster and
larger than males, therefore cloning the master sex-determination (SD) gene will be helpful …

In vertebrate the development of gonad into testis or ovary requires the combined effect of
genes and hormones to trigger differentiation from a bipotential gonadal primordium …

Spexin (Spx), a novel neuropeptide, composed of 14 amino acid residues, is evolutionally
conserved from fish to mammals. It has been suggested that Spx has pleiotropic functions in …

Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is an important mariculture fish that is of great economic
significance in East and Southeast Asia. To date, there are no studies on ovary development …

Phoenixin (Pnx), a recently discovered neuropeptide, has been implicated in reproduction.
Pnx mainly exists in two active isoforms, phoenixin-14 (Pnx-14) and phoenixin-20 (Pnx-20) …

Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is a popular species of marine fish cultured in China. It
shows normal sexual growth dimorphism. Female spotted scat grows quicker and bigger …

During their breeding season, estrogen induces vitellogenin (VTG) production in the liver of
teleost fish through estrogen receptors (ERs) that support oocyte vitellogenesis. There are at …

Despite the significance of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LC-PUFA) in fish
oil in promoting the maturation of female broodstocks, the detailed mechanism of the effect …

The spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) is an economically important cultured marine fish that
exhibits a typical sexual size dimorphism (SSD). SSD has captivated considerable curiosity …