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GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 193, 期 -, 页码 10-18出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.06.028
关键词
Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Androgenic gland; Insulin-like androgenic gland hormone; Serotonin; Dopamine; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
资金
- Distinguished Research Professor Grant
- Thailand Research Fund
- Commission on Higher Education
- Mahidol University
- TRF-RGJ Ph.D. scholarship [PHD/0065/2551]
Neurotransmitters and neurohormones are agents that control gonad maturation in decapod crustaceans. Of these, serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) are neurotransmitters with known antagonist roles in female reproduction, whilst gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) and corazonin (Crz) are neurohormones that exercise both positive and negative controls in some invertebrates. However, the effects of these agents on the androgenic gland (AG), which controls testicular maturation and male sex development in decapods, via insulin-like androgenic gland hormone (IAG), are unknown. Therefore, we set out to assay the effects of 5-HT, DA, 1-GnRH-III, oct-GnRH and Crz, on the AG of small male Macro brachium rosenbergii (Mr), using histological studies, a BrdU proliferative cell assay, immunofluorescence of Mr-IAG, and ELISA of Mr-IAG. The results showed stimulatory effects by 5-HT and 1-GnRH-III through significant increases in AG size, proliferation of AG cells, and Mr-IAG production (P < 0.05). In contrast, DA and Crz caused inhibitory effects on the AG through significant decreases in AG size, proliferation of AG cells, and Mr-IAG production (P < 0.05). Moreover, the prawns treated with Crz died before day 16 of the experimental period. We propose that 5-HT and certain GnRHs can be now used to stimulate reproduction in male M. rosenbergii, as they induce increases in AG and testicular size, IAG production, and spermatogenesis. The mechanisms by which these occur are part of our on-going research. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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