betaFSH, betaLH and growth hormone gene expression in blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus, Pallas 1770) during spermatogenesis and male sexual behavior.

Gad Degani; Karen Jackson; Doron Goldberg; Raheli Sarfati; Ramy R. Avtalion

doi:10.2108/zsj.20.737

betaFSH, betaLH and growth hormone gene expression in blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus, Pallas 1770) during spermatogenesis and male sexual behavior.

Gad Degani, Karen Jackson, Doron Goldberg, Raheli Sarfati, Ramy R. Avtalion

Tel Hai Academic College

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The relationship between gonadal development (histological evidence for spermiogenesis and/or spermatogenesis), sexual behavior (nest-building) and mRNA levels of gonadotropins (betaFSH and betaLH) and growth hormone (GH) in the male pituitary was investigated. Amplification of betaFSH cDNA showed a significantly higher mRNA level in mature males (whether sexually active or not) than in juveniles. However, following PCR amplification of betaLH cDNA, a significantly higher mRNA level was found in the sexually active group compared to the sexually inactive group. These results suggest that FSH may participate in spermatogenesis, whereas LH is more involved in spermiogenesis. The GH mRNA level increased slightly during the maturation process but no significant differences were found between the groups studied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	737-743
Number of pages	7
Journal	Zoological Science
Volume	20
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.20.737
State	Published - Jun 2003
Externally published	Yes

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betaFSH, betaLH and growth hormone gene expression in blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus, Pallas 1770) during spermatogenesis and male sexual behavior.

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