OVOCYTE GROWTH AND STEROID REGULATION IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SPAWNER FISH - A REVIEW

Authors
RINCHARD J PONCIN P KESTEMONT P
Citation
J. Rinchard et al., OVOCYTE GROWTH AND STEROID REGULATION IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SPAWNER FISH - A REVIEW, Annales de Limnologie, 34(2), 1998, pp. 211-225
Citations number
124
Categorie Soggetti
Limnology
Journal title
Annales de Limnologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034088
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
211 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4088(1998)34:2<211:OGASRI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
After a brief description of the 4 main stages of oogenesis (protoplas mic stage, endogenous and exogenous vitellogenesis, final maturation), this shea review compares the dynamics of oocyte and ovarian growth i n single, multiple and continuous spawner fish. The state of the art i n the knowledge of sexual steroid regulation are then described accord ing to the reproductive patterns.