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Multi-Parametric Portfolio to Assess the Fitness and Gonadal Maturation in Four Key Reproductive Phases of Brown Trout

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Multi-Parametric Portfolio to Assess the Fitness and Gonadal Maturation in Four Key Reproductive Phases of Brown Trout
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Article in International Scientific Journal
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2021
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Vol. 11
Final page: 1290
Publisher: MDPI
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Abstract (EN): Simple Summary Brown trout is a freshwater fish with economic importance and with a great potential to be used as an environmental biosensor species. Despite being selected as a model species in distinct scientific contexts, in cultured specimens, there is a surprising lack of works investigating the morpho-physiological changes associated with the reproductive cycle; particularly concerning the gonads. In this study, a multi-parameter portfolio of biometric, biochemical, hormonal, and morphological analysis was established, which allowed a seasonal and sex characterization of the gonad status of adult brown trout males and females. Sampling included four reproductive phases: spawning capable (December), regressing (March), regenerating (July), and developing (November). Sex- and season-specific changes were described. The discriminative parameters characterized here stand now as normal baseline values against which abnormal patterns can be compared with. These parameters have the potential to be used as tools for the environmental monitoring of the reproductive status of wild populations and for the control of breeding stocks in aquaculture. Brown trout is an environmental freshwater sentinel species and is economically important for recreational fishing and aquaculture. Despite that, there is limited knowledge regarding morpho-physiological variations in adults throughout the reproductive cycle. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the fitness and gonadal maturation of cultured adult brown trout in four reproductive phases (spawning capable-December, regressing-March, regenerating-July, and developing-November). The systematic evaluation of males and females was based on biometric, biochemical, and hormonal parameters, along with a histomorphological grading of gonads and the immunophenotype location of key steroidogenic enzymes. The total weight and lengths reached the lowest levels in December. Gonad weights were higher in December and November, while the opposite pattern was found for liver weights. The lowest levels of cholesterol and total protein were also noted during those stages. The 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) and testosterone (T) for males, and estradiol (E2) and T for females, mostly explained the hormonal variations. The immunohistochemistry of cytochrome P450c17 (CYP17-I), aromatase (CYP19), and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) showed sex and site-specific patterns in the distinct reproductive phases. The sex- and season-specific changes generated discriminative multi-parameter profiles, serving as a tool for environmental and aquaculture surveys.
Language: English
Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific
No. of pages: 30
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