Sex Reversal Induced by Dietary Supplementation with 17a-Methyltestosterone during the Critical Period of Sex Differentiation in Oriental River Prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense)

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第一作者： Cai, Pengfei

作者： Cai, Pengfei;Yuan, Huwei;Gao, Zijian;Daka, Peter;Jin, Shubo;Fu, Hongtuo;Qiao, Hui;Zhang, Wenyi;Jiang, Sufei;Xiong, Yiwei;Gong, Yongsheng;Wu, Yan;Jin, Shubo;Fu, Hongtuo

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关键词： 17 alpha-methyltestosterone; gonadal development; histological observations; Macrobrachium nipponense; neo-males; sex ratio; sex reversal

期刊名称：ANIMALS （ 影响因子：3.0； 五年影响因子：3.2 ）

ISSN： 2076-2615

年卷期： 2023 年 13 卷 8 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The steroid 17a-methyltestosterone (MT) inhibits ovarian function and is often used to induce sex reversal artificially in vertebrates. In the present study, different concentrations of MT were added as dietary supplementation, and the effects on sex ratio, growth, and gonadal development were examined. After 40 days, the sex ratio (male:female) in each group increased at different degrees with 50 (1.36:1), 100 (1.57:1), and 200 (2.61:1) mg/kg MT, and neo-males with testis-ovary coexistence were observed in the 200 mg/kg MT group. Furthermore, 50 and 100 mg/kg MT could induce female reversion in neo-males. Histologically, the development of the testes in experimental groups was slower, but the ovaries of the experimental and control groups had similar developmental rates. The expression levels of DMRT11E, Foxl2, and SoxE1 in males at 200 mg/kg MT were 8.65-, 3.75-, and 3.45-fold greater than those of the control group. In crustaceans, sex reversal through vertebrate sex hormones can be observed. Neo-males (sex-reversed female prawns) were maintained by exogenous androgen, and over-reliance led to slow testis growth, small body size, and low growth rate, but sperm was still produced. In female prawns, MT inhibited ovary development and promoted growth.

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