ISSN:
1365-2109
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
In order to gain a better understanding of the reproductive cycles of male and female tench (Tinca tinca), gonadosomatic index, gonad histology and plasma concentrations of estradiol-17β (E2), testosterone, an drostenedione, 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), 17,20β, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β,21-P), 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) and 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20α-P) were measured at the four seasons of the year, plus a further sampling coincident with the peak of spawning in early July. As expected, in both males and females, the plasma concentrations of androgens (excluding 11-KT in females – undetectable) and C21 steroids were significantly more elevated in the spring and summer (when most gonadal development took place) than in the autumn and winter. The only unexpected finding was that 17,20β-P and 17,20β,21-P, the steroids that are normally associated with oocyte final maturation in females and spermiation in males, were found in substantial amounts in both pre-vitellogenic, pre-spermatogenic and post-spawning fish. This suggests that these steroids may have other as yet unidentified roles in this species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00926.x
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