In vitro biosynthesis of oestradiol-17β and 17α,20gb-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one by vitellogenic ovarian follicles from migrating New Zealand longfinned eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii)
In vitro biosynthesis of oestradiol-17β and 17α,20gb-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one by vitellogenic ovarian follicles from migrating New Zealand longfinned eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii)
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新西兰长鳍鳗鲡(Anguilla dieffenbachii)卵黄发生卵泡体外生物合成雌二醇-17β和17α,20gb-二羟基-4-pregnen-3-one
DOI:
10.1016/0044-8486(95)01008-4
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发表时间:
1995
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影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
G. Young
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作者:
P. Lokman;G. Young
In vitro oestradiol-17β (E2) and 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20-DHP) production by vitellogenic ovarian tissue from Anguilla dieffenbachii captured during the natural spawning migration was examined. Ovarian fragments were incubated with or without human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the presence or absence of pregnenolone, androstenedione or testosterone. Despite relatively high E2levels in vivo (2.48 ± 0.28 ng ml−1, n = 7), in vitro e2production was low. In contrast, 17, 20-DHP levels were low in vivo (less than 0.16 ng ml−1), while production was high in the presence of pregnenolone in vitro, indicating strong 20β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in vitellogenic follicles. Addition of hCG did not significantly stimulate E2or 17,20-DHP production above that of controls in any of the incubations. These results are in contrast to those arising from similar studies in salmonids and indicate that the models developed for control of E2and 17,20-DHP production by the salmonid follicle may not be fully applicable to the eel follicle.