Oxidative Stress Causes Masculinization of Genetically Female Medaka Without Elevating Cortisol

Oxidative Stress Causes Masculinization of Genetically Female Medaka Without Elevating Cortisol

Medaka (Oryzias latipes) is a teleost fish with an XX/XY sex determination system. Sex reversal from female-to-male (masculinization of XX fish) can be induced through cortisol elevation from exposure to environmental stress such as high temperature during sexual differentiation. However, the effect...

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Main Authors: Koki Mukai, Seiji Hara, Konosuke Sakima, Ryo Nozu, Takashi Yazawa, Takeshi Kitano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
oxidative stress
cortisol
masculinization
environmental sex determination
medaka Oryzias latipes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.878286/full

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