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 …

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 …

Background Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are the foundation of spermatogenesis, and
reside within a specific microenvironment in the testes called “niche” which regulates stem …

Background Germ cell transplantation results in fertile recipients and is the only available
approach to functionally investigate the spermatogonial stem cell biology in mammals and …

The conservation of endangered fish is an urgent issue. Although cryo-banking of fish
gametes might ultimately help conserve endangered fish, cryopreservation of fish eggs or …

High frequency production of zebrafish germline chimeras was achieved by transplanting
ovarian germ cells into sterile Danio hybrid recipients. Ovarian germ cells were obtained …

Recent progress in genome-based breeding has created various fish strains carrying
desirable genetic traits; however, methods for the long-term preservation of their genetic …

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is the fourth most-produced species in worldwide
aquaculture. Significant efforts are invested in breeding and preservation of genetic integrity …

In recent years, the land area under agriculture has declined as also has the rate of growth
in agricultural productivity while the demand for food continues to escalate. The world …

Although the yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) is the fish most commonly farmed in Japan,
breeding of this species has not yet started. This is primarily due to the lack of sufficiently …