Environmental lead (Pb) exposure is a great hazard to the public health. Although
environmentally relevant Pb poisoning is preventable, insidious Pb contaminants are still a …

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and its receptor (GDNF Family Receptor
α1-GFRα1) are well known to mediate spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) proliferation and …

Follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) is a major regulator of spermatogenesis, targeting
somatic cell functions in the testes. We reported previously that zebrafish Fsh promoted the …

In both mammals and teleosts, the differentiation of postmeiotic spermatids to spermatozoa
(spermiogenesis) is thought to be indirectly controlled by the luteinizing hormone (LH) acting …

In fish, as in higher animals, the normal ontogenesis of the gonads is the basis for successful
reproduction. Gonadal differentiation and development depend on the genetic cascade that …

Precocious male maturation causes reduced welfare and increased production costs in
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. The pituitary produces and releases follicle …

Isolated follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) deficiency due to mutations in FSHβ is an
extremely rare autosomal recessive disease that has only been reported in ten patients to …

Follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) is thought to act early in the process of spermatogenesis;
however, its action in fish has not yet been clearly established. In the present work, we …

Reproduction is under multifactorial control of neurohormones, pituitary gonadotropins, as
well as of local gonadal signaling systems including sex steroids, growth factors and non …

Captive flatfishes, such as the Senegalese sole, typically produce very low volumes of
sperm. This situation is particularly prevalent in the first generation (F1) of reared sole males …