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Potent Influence of Exogenous Melatonin on In Vitro Oocyte Maturation in the Longchin Goby, Chaenogobius annularis

  • Dae Guen Kim (Gyeongsangnamdo Fisheries Resources Research Institute) ;
  • In Joon Hwang (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science) ;
  • Hea Ja Baek (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2023.07.07
  • Accepted : 2023.09.11
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Effects of changes in photoperiod on the reproductive events in fish are suggested to be mediated mainly via the action of melatonin (MEL). Changing levels of plasma MEL throughout the day and year are suggested to influence the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis in fish. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of MEL on oocyte maturation and germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in the marine fish, Chaenogobius annularis, in vitro. Oocytes at three different stages (pre-, mid-, and late-vitellogenesis) were incubated with (a) only MEL (5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 pg/mL) and (b) 50 pg/mL of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17α20βP), maturation-inducing hormone (MIH) of this species, and MEL (4-h incubation before addition of MIH). Any single MEL treatment did not significantly induce GVBD. However, treatment with 50 pg/mL MEL or MIH significantly induced GVBD. These results suggest that preincubation with MEL accelerates the effect of MIH on longchin goby oocyte maturation.

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This study was supported by a Research Grant of Pukyong National University (2021).

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