Method for producing sterilized male individuals of marine fish, method for preventing reproduction of marine fish, and sterilized male individuals of marine fish
AssigneeRegional Fish Institute, Ltd.
InventorKenta KISHIMOTO
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to produce sterilized male individuals of marine fish. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for preventing reproduction using the sterilized male individuals. The objects are achieved by using a method for producing the sterilized male individuals of marine fish, the method including: suppressing functional expression of at least one selected from a follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and a ligand thereof.
Claims10
A method for producing sterilized male individuals of marine fish, the method comprising:
- suppressing functional expression of at least one selected from a follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and a ligand thereof.
A male individual of marine fish sterilized by suppressing functional expression of at least one selected from a follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and a ligand thereof.
A method for preventing reproduction of marine fish, the method comprising:
- introducing a male individual of marine fish, which is sterilized by suppressing functional expression of at least one selected from a follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and a ligand thereof, into an environment where a female individual of the marine fish is present or an environment where a female individual capable of mating with the marine fish is present, wherein
- the female individual is not sterilized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.