Fish as models for the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction and growth

被引:83
作者
Blázquez, M [1 ]
Bosma, PT [1 ]
Fraser, EJ [1 ]
Van Look, KJW [1 ]
Trudeau, VL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aberdeen, Dept Zool, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, Scotland
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY | 1998年 / 119卷 / 03期
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
gonadotropin-II; growth hormone; photoperiod; puberty; seasonality; sex differentiation; steroids; temperature; xenoestrogen;
D O I
10.1016/S0742-8413(98)00023-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Models are essential for the full understanding of neuroendocrine control processes. In this regard fish offer a rich source of biological material. They have diverse growth and reproductive strategies, inhabiting most of the Earth's aquatic ecological niches. Fish possess many of the common vertebrate features but also offer several unique aspects to allow the biologist easy access to the study of hypothalamic and pituitary function. Several key examples of how teleosts, or the bony fish, can offer insight into fundamental mechanisms of vertebrate sex differentiation, growth and reproduction are reviewed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:345 / 364
页数:20
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