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Disruption of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Thrab Leads to Female Infertility in Zebrafish.
Endocrinology - 29 Mar 2024
Ai Nana, Han Cho Rong, Zhao Hui, Cheng Sheue-Yann, Ge Wei
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormones (THs) T4 and T3 are vital for development, growth, and metabolism. Thyroid dysfunction can also cause problems in fertility, suggesting involvement of THs in reproduction. In zebrafish, there exist 2 forms of TH receptor alpha gene (thraa and thrab). Disruption of these genes by CRISPR/Cas9 showed no reproductive irregularities in the thraa mutant; however, inactivation of the thrab gene resulted...
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