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A comparison of the annual changes in testicular activity and serum androgen levels between the early and delayed maturing groups of male Cottus hangiongensis

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1992
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Quinitio, Gerald F.
Goto, Akira
Takahashi, Hiroya
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Abstract
Annual changes in testicular activity and concentration of two serum androgens were monitored in two groups of the river-sculpin Cottus hangiongensis collected from the upper and lower reaches of a river at southern Hokkaido, Japan. One of them (early maturing group) underwent testicular maturation with aberrant spermatids and spermatid masses produced during the reproductive cycle. Moreover, regular seasonal changes in serum testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone concentrations were observed. On the other hand, in the other group (delayed maturing group), although body size of the fish was large enough to undergo reproduction, annual changes in gonadosomatic index and testicular activity did not vary much. During the months of active testicular development in the early maturing group, spermatogenesis was observed to begin in some regions of the testes of delayed maturing fish, but always resulted in the formation of aberrant spermatids and spermatid masses. Moreover, concentration of serum androgens did not significantly vary throughout the year. Results suggest that low androgen production is a proximal factor for delayed sexual maturity in the delayed maturing group, and that the occurrence of aberrant spermatids and spermatid masses during spermatogenesis is not linked to the delayed maturity.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1392
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Quinitio, G. F., Goto, A., & Takahashi, H. (1992). A comparison of the annual changes in testicular activity and serum androgen levels between the early and delayed maturing groups of male Cottus hangiongensis. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 34(2), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002387 
DOI
10.1007/BF00002387
Subject
animal reproductive organs ASFA; annual variations ASFA; freshwater fishes ASFA; males ASFA; sex hormones ASFA; sexual maturity ASFA; testes ASFA; Japan AGROVOC
Taxonomic term
Cottus hangiongensis GBIF
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