The development and maturation of vitellogenic oocytes, plasma steroid hormone levels, and gonadotrope activities in acid-stressed brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Abstract:Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were divided into a control group at neutral pH, a food-restricted control (pH-food control) group at neutral pH, and an acid-stressed (pH 4.15) group, and were maintained under these conditions from August 14 to November 1. The food for the pH-food control group was restricted to simulate the reduced food intake of the acid-stressed fish. Throughout September, oocyte development in the acid-stressed fish was accelerated and the oocytes weighed 36-54% more than those of the … Show more
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