| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2424728 | Aquaculture | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Immunocytochemical localization using antibodies against five isoforms of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), namely, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH), salmon (s)GnRH, octopus (oct)GnRH, lamprey (l)GnRH-I, and lGnRH-III, showed that only lGnRH-I immunoreactivity (ir-lGnRH-I) was localized in follicular cells of proliferative, vitellogenic, and mature ovaries. The effects of exogenous GnRHs on the ovarian maturation cycle of Penaeus monodon were compared by treating female broodstocks with LHRH, sGnRH, and lGnRH-I. The cycle of ovarian maturation in both eyestalk-ablated and eyestalk-intact shrimp administered with the three isoforms of GnRH was significantly shorter than that of the control animals. Moreover, administrations of all GnRH isoforms showed similar numbers of spawned eggs and the percentage of successful fertilization as in the control animals. These findings suggest that GnRHs may be highly conserved peptides that play an important role in inducing the ovarian maturation in the shrimp.
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Authors
Apichart Ngernsoungnern, Piyada Ngernsoungnern, Wattana Weerachatyanukul, Jittipan Chavadej, Prasert Sobhon, Prapee Sretarugsa,