Conserved Sex-Specific Timing of Meiotic Initiation During Sex Differentiation in the Protandrous Black Porgy Acanthopagrus schlegelii

EL Lau, MF Lee, CF Chang - Biology of reproduction, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Meiosis is an essential mechanism of gametogenesis for all sexually reproducing species. In
vertebrates, one conserved aspect of sex differentiation is that female embryonic germ cells …

Regulation of two forms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene expression in the protandrous black porgy fish, Acanthopagrus schlegeli

CJ Lin, GC Wu, MF Lee, EL Lau, S Dufour… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Two GnRH receptors (GnRH-R I and GnRH-R II) were obtained in protandrous black porgy
(Acanthopagrus schlegeli). We investigated their tissue distribution, developmental …

The effect of gonadal hormones on the gene expression of brain-pituitary in protandrous black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii

PW Tseng, CJ Lin, YH Tsao, WL Kuo, HC Chen… - General and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegelii), the brain-pituitary-testis (Gnrh-Gths-Dmrt1) axis
plays a vital role in male fate determination and maintenance, and then inhibiting female …

Seasonal profiles of brain and pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone and plasma luteinizing hormone in relation to sex change of protandrous black porgy …

JL Du, YH Lee, WS Yueh, CF Chang - Biology of reproduction, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Three molecular variants of GnRH in the brain (sbGnRH, sGnRH, and cGnRH-II) and two
forms in the pituitary (sbGnRH and sGnRH) were detected in protandrous black porgy …

Steroid hormone profiles and correlative gonadal histological changes during natural sex reversal of sobaity kept in tanks and sea‐cages

KP Lone, S Ablani, A Al‐Yaqout - Journal of Fish Biology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The gonadosomatic index of sobaity Sparidentex hasta fits well with the natural spawning
season of February‐March. At 12 and 24 months all the population matured as males …

Hermaphroditism and reproductive function of hatchery-produced sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) under attenuated annual thermal cycles

M Papadaki, D Mazzella, V Santinelli, I Fakriadis… - Aquaculture, 2018 - Elsevier
Acquiring more knowledge on the reproductive biology of the sharpsnout seabream
(Diplodus puntazzo) can improve our ability to control its reproduction and enable …

Differentiation of ambisexual gonads and immunohistochemical localization of P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme during gonadal sex differentiation in the …

S Miura, S Nakamura, Y Kobayashi, F Piferrer… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2008 - Elsevier
To clarify the relationship between steroid hormones and sex differentiation of the
protandrous anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii, we histologically examined its gonadal …

Current Status of Genetic and Endocrine Factors in the Sex Change of Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli (Teleostean)

GC WU, JINL DU, YANH LEE, MF LEE… - Annals of the New …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli Bleeker, a marine protandrous hermaphrodite fish, is
functionally male for the first 2 years of life, but begins to sexually change to female after the …

Endocrine changes during the annual reproductive cycle of the red porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Teleostei, Sparidae)

L Kokokiris, B Mourot, F Le Menn, M Kentouri… - Fish Physiology and …, 2000 - Springer
Abstract Changes in 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone
(11KT), and 17, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17, 20β-P) levels were correlated to …

Comparative Proteomics of the Acanthopagrus schlegelii Gonad in Different Sex Reversal

S Chen, Y Yang, B Gao, C Jia, F Zhu, Q Meng, Z Zhang… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
A substantial proportion of Acanthopagrus schlegelii individuals change sex from male to
female during their lifetime. However, the mechanisms underlying sex change are unknown …