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GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 166, Issue 3, Pages 504-512Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.02.020
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Catfish; Cations; Vasotocin; Isotocin; hCG; Oocyte hydration; Na+; K+ ATPase; GVBD; Ovulation
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In the present investigation, in vitro effects of vasotocin (VT) on oocyte (follicular) hydration during germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and ovulation were demonstrated in hCG-primed and non-primed catfish. The data were compared with that of groups incubated with isotocin, and hCG alone or in combination with VT. The priming with hCG resulted in significant increases on percentage GVBD and ovulation, and stimulated follicular hydration, as judged by the increase in diameter, volume, water content, osmolality and Ca2+ concentration. However, Na+, K+ ATPase activity, and concentrations of Na+, K+ and Mg2+ did not alter significantly. The incubations with hCG or VT stimulated all the above parameters. In the non-primed fish, the response of hCG was significantly higher on follicular diameter, volume and osmolality, and that of VT on ovulation. In the primed fish, the VT response was significantly higher on GVBD, ovulation, Na+, K+ ATPase activity and divalent cation concentrations. The co-incubation with both hCG and VT produced maximal increases in all the parameters with significantly higher effects in the primed fish. The effects of IT on various parameters were relatively low compared to hCG or VT effects. The results indicate that VT may play an important role in oocyte (follicular) hydration, which is consistent with its role in osmoregulation of fish. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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