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Crustacean female sex hormone: More than a female phenotypes-related hormone in a protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism shrimp.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 31 May 2023
Liu Fang, Liu An, Zhu Zhihuang, Wang Yilei, Ye Haihui
Abstract excerpt
Crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) is believed to regulate the development of female-related phenotypes in crustaceans. However, its role in gonadal development has been understudied. This study identified a CFSH gene, Lvit-CFSH1b, in the peppermint shrimp Lysmata vittata, a protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism (PSH) species. Lvit-CFSH1b is only expressed in the eyestalk ganglion. qRT-PCR showed that the...
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