Hormonal profile of growing male and female diploids and triploids of the blue tilapia,Oreochromis aureus,reared in intensive culture |
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Authors: | K Mol N Byamungu B Cuisset Z Yaron M Ofir Ch Mélard M Castelli E R Kühn |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Catholic University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 61, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;(2) Groupe de Biologie de la Reproduction des Poissons, Université de Bordeaux, Av. des Facultés, 33405 Talence, France;(3) Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel;(4) Laboratory of Fish Demography and Aquaculture, University of Liége, 10 Chemin de la Justice, 4500 Tihange, Belgium;(5) Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Catholic University of Leuven, Zoological Institute, Naamsestraat 61, 3000 Leuven |
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Abstract: | Triploidy as a result of thermal shock exposure of fertilized eggs decreases the growth rate ofOreochromis aureus as compared to their diploid controls, but this is due to the higher female ratio present in triploids (86%) and the lower
growth rate of females. When females and males are considered separately, the growth rate is not significantly different in
diploids and triploids. Since triploidy results in a malfunctioning steroidogenesis in females (mainly testosterone (T) and
17β-estradiol (E2)), but does not affect the growth rate, it is concluded that female gonadal steroids do not influence growth unless in pharmacological
concentrations. These low levels of gonadal steroids are generally accompanied by higher levels of gonadotropin (GtH), but
the difference is not always significant.
Despite their lower growth rate diploid females have higher plasma concentrations of growth hormone (GH) during several months
compared to the triploid females and diploid males. 3,5,3′-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) levels, however, are comparable between diploid and triploid females (except for 1 month), but higher in diploid males in
4 of the 5 months studied. 11-ketotestosterone (11kT) is always higher in males. These results indicate that the higher growth
rate of males may be related to the high circulating levels of T3 and 11kT. |
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Keywords: | triploidy growth hormones growth hormone thyroid hormones gonadotropin gonadal steroids |
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