In cultured Nile tilapia pituitaries, Kp-10 at more than 0.1 μM for 3 hours increased fshβ mRNA expression.
In plain wordsIn lab-cultured fish pituitary tissue, high concentrations of kisspeptin‑10 raised the activity of the FSH gene after 3 hours.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- Increasefshβ mRNA after 3 h of high-concentration Kp-10
- Study
Nile tilapian: not reported in source
Cultured pituitary tissue- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- more than 0.1 μM · 3 hoursAs given in this study (Nile tilapia).
Source sentences
Pituitaries cultured with high concentration of Kp-10 more than 0.1 μM for 3 hours exhibited a significant increase of fshβ mRNA expression, but not lhβ mRNA.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In the present study, pituitaries of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were cultured at different concentrations of kisspeptin-10 (Kp-10, FNYNPLSLRF) for 3 hours to observe the effect of kisspeptin on the expression of follicle-stimulating hormone β subunit (fshβ) gene and lutei…