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Dual roles of crustacean female sex hormone during juvenile stage in the kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Dec 2023
Toyota Kenji, Matsushima Hanako, Osanai Rei, Okutsu Tomoyuki, Yamane Fumihiro, Ohira Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
The crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) has been identified as a female-specific hormone that plays a crucial role in female phenotype developments in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. To date, its homologous genes have been reported in various decapod species. Additionally, unlike the blue crab, several species have two different CFSH subtypes. The kuruma prawn Marsupenaeus japonicus is a representative...
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