Changes in the role of the thyroid axis during the metamorphosis of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.
Changes in the role of the thyroid axis during the metamorphosis of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.
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日本鳗鲡变态过程中甲状腺轴作用的变化。
DOI:
10.1002/jez.1862
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发表时间:
2014
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通讯作者:
Tsukamoto K.
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作者:
Sudo R;Okamura A;Kuroki M;Tsukamoto K.
The nymphalid butterflyAraschnia burejanaand the papilionid butterflyPapilio xuthusexhibit seasonal diphenism comprising spring‐morphs that develop from diapause pupae and summer‐morphs that develop from non‐diapause pupae. The development of seasonal morphs inA.burejanais regulated by the timing of secretion of ecdysteroids for adult development, whereas that inP.xuthusis regulated by the secretion of summer‐morph‐producing hormone, which is present in the brains and is under control of the photoperiod. We investigated whether a cerebral factor derived from brains plays a significant role in the regulation of seasonal morph development inA. burejanausing surgical operations. Pairs of chilled diapause pupae that had been chilled for more than 3 months at 4°C were joined surgically to each other and then developed into spring‐morph or spring‐like‐morph adults. Chilled diapause pupae that were joined with 1‐day‐old non‐diapause pupae developed into summer‐morph or summer‐like‐morph adults. When the brains of non‐diapause pupae were removed surgically 6–8 hr after pupation with and without injection of 20‐hydroxyecdysone, a large portion of them developed into spring‐morph or spring‐like‐morph adults, respectively. Furthermore, 90% of non‐diapause pupae developed into spring‐morph or spring‐like‐morph adults when the neck was ligated within 5 min after pupation. These results indicated that a cerebral factor showing summer‐morph‐producing hormone activity, which is secreted from the brain in the early pupal stage, in addition to 20‐hydroxyecdysone for adult development, play a significant role in the determination of summer‐morph development in non‐diapause pupae ofA. burejana.J. Exp. Zool. 321A:276–282, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.