Molecular Biology of Channel Catfish Gonadotropin Receptors: 1. Cloning of a Functional Luteinizing Hormone Receptor and Preovulatory Induction of Gene Expression1

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There is little known about the molecular biology of piscine gonadotropin receptors, and information about gene expression during reproductive development is particularly lacking. We have cloned the LH receptor (LHR) in the channel catfish (cc), and examined its gene expression throughout a reproductive cycle. A cDNA encoding the receptor was isolated from the testis using reverse transcription-polymerase chain...