Journal article
Retinoid requirements in the reproduction of zebrafish
Abstract
This study examines whether retinoids are essential in the reproduction of zebrafish. Using RT-PCR, it was shown that the ovaries and testes express enzymes that synthesize and metabolize the hormone retinoic acid (RA) (raldh2 and cyp26a, respectively), and RA receptors (raraa, rarga, rxrba, rxrbb, rxrga but not rxrab). Three new isoforms of rxrba were also observed in a variety of tissues. In other experiments, zebrafish were exposed for 11 d …
Authors
Alsop D; Matsumoto J; Brown S; Van Der Kraak G
Journal
General and Comparative Endocrinology, Vol. 156, No. 1, pp. 51–62
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.11.008
ISSN
0016-6480