GCMS-IDENTIFIED STEROIDS AND STEROID GLUCURONIDES IN OVARIAN GROWTH-STIMULATING HOLDING WATER FROM ADULT AFRICAN CATFISH, CLARIAS-GARIEPINUS

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VANWEERD, JH [1 ]
SUKKEL, M [1 ]
LAMBERT, JGD [1 ]
RICHTER, CJJ [1 ]
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[1] STATE UNIV UTRECHT,ZOOL LAB,ENDOCRINOL RES GRP,3584 CH UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1991年 / 98卷 / 2-3期
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10.1016/0305-0491(91)90183-E
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. Pubertal vitellogenic and previtellogenic female Clarias gariepinus were exposed to holding water from a mixed-sex population of adult conspecifics. 2. Exposure to holding water caused an accelerated ovarian growth in both cases. 3. Analysis of holding water by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GCMS) yielded the presence of several steroids and steroid glucuronides known to be produced in adult, prespawning C. gariepinus. 4. The possible role of these compounds in stimulating ovarian growth is discussed in relation to earlier findings on their pheromonal properties.
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