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Neuroendocrine regulation of puberty in fish: Insights from the grey mullet ( Mugil cephalus ) model
Author(s) -
Nocillado Josephine N.,
Elizur Abigail
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular reproduction and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1098-2795
pISSN - 1040-452X
DOI - 10.1002/mrd.20744
Subject(s) - mugil , biology , mullet , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , endocrinology
We investigated the molecular regulation of pubertal development in the grey mullet, Mugil cephalus , a relatively late‐maturing teleost fish. We have isolated and characterized the cDNAs of key reproductive genes along the brain–pituitary–gonadal (BPG) axis as well as the promoters of genes that modulate the axis at multiple levels. Together with relevant findings from other model species, we propose a conceptual model of the neuroendocrine regulation of puberty in the female grey mullet. Research areas that warrant further investigation are identified in the model. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75: 355–361, 2008. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.