Response of a neotenic goby,ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii), to thyroid hormone and thiourea treatments |
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Authors: | Harada Yasuko Kinoshita Izumi Kaneko Toyoji Moriyama Shunsuke Tanaka Masaru Tagawa Masatomo |
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Institution: | Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. yasuko@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | In order to clarify the mechanisms of neoteny in the ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii), we examined effects of thyroid hormone and thiourea (TU) treatments on their neotenic characteristics and the pituitary-thyroid axis. Adult ice goby were exposed to 3, 5, 3'-triiodothyronine (T3, 0.1 ppm), TU (inhibitor of thyroid hormone synthesis, 30 ppm), or the combination of the two for 2 weeks. Observations of whole body T3 levels, thyroid follicles and TSH immunoreactive cells in the pituitary suggests the presence of a functioning thyroidal system. However, all of the neotenic features did not disappear in T3-treated fish, suggesting the absence of T3 responsiveness in peripheral tissues. These results indicate the similarity between neoteny of the ice goby and obligatory-type neoteny of urodeles. |
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