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Early gonadal maturation and vitellogenin mRNA expression in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii cultured in a semi-closed water recirculating system in Korea

  • Park, Chulhong (Dinoville Sturgeon Aquafarm) ;
  • Gong, Seung Pyo (Department of Marine Bio-Materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Youn Hee (Department of Marine Bio-Materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki Hong (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Nam, Yoon Kwon (Department of Marine Bio-Materials & Aquaculture, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2020.08.22
  • Accepted : 2020.09.17
  • Published : 2020.09.30
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Abstract

Changes of gonadal morphology and mRNA expression patterns of vitellogenin were investigated in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii (Chondrostei) during its early gonadal maturation period. Early differentiations and morphological transitions of both ovaries and testes appeared to occur actively until the age of 3 years, however from then on, the maturation patterns to full maturity were largely gender-dependent, in which males showed a faster progression of maturation than did females while females experienced a steady-state progress with a lagged interval before entering the final maturation. Expression of vitellogenin mRNAs are closely correlated with transitional patterns of gonadal appearances. In both females and males, hepatic mRNA levels of vitellogenin exponentially increased in the earliest interval (up to 1-year-old). However, in subsequent periods, vitellogenin expression in females continued to increase with age, whereas in males, the expression stabilized at a younger age. Nevertheless, at the age older than or equal to 7-year-old, fully matured individuals showed a quite low level of vitellogenin expression in both females and males. Collectively, results from this study could be useful as a fundamental guideline to address the gonad maturation of this sturgeon species, which is helpful for making practical decisions about farming practices and management for caviar production on local sturgeon farms.

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