Changes in the Pituitary Gland of Goldfish, Carassius auratus, during Diet-Controlled Gonadal Regression

Copeia ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 1967 (4) ◽  
pp. 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Bogenschutz ◽  
Howard P. Clemens
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1289-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Johansen ◽  
J. D. Gomery

After either pituitary removal or pituitary autotransplantation, the routine oxygen consumption of goldfish is reduced significantly from control levels. A similar pattern appears to be reflected by the oxygen consumption of white muscle tissue.


1962 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 345-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuo EGAMI ◽  
Hisami ETOH ◽  
Chikashi TACHI ◽  
Kazuko AOKI ◽  
Ryoichi ARAI

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (Suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 185-185
Author(s):  
E Zhao ◽  
Colin Cameron ◽  
Andrew Han Wen Chen ◽  
Ajoy Basak ◽  
Anderson On- Lam Wong ◽  
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1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Johansen ◽  
A. W. Roy

Experiments show that the loss of fin color of the goldfish correlates perfectly with the complete removal of the pituitary gland, and this color loss can be used as a criterion for determining the completeness of hypophysectomy.


1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 1960-1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. McKeown ◽  
R. E. Peter

A number of experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of photoperiod and temperature on prolactin release from the goldfish pituitary gland. Fish were acclimated to different photoperiods and temperatures, and also were subjected to a change in either of these two parameters after different acclimation conditions. Serum and pituitary samples were collected and analyzed by radioimmunoassay for prolactin levels. In other experiments samples for prolactin analysis were taken every 3 h intermittently over a period of 3 days from fish that were acclimated to different photoperiod and temperature conditions. Longer photoperiods and higher temperatures caused pituitary prolactin release. Serum prolactin changed on a circadian rhythm and the rhythm was modified depending on the length of the photoperiod.


1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1297-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Walker ◽  
P. H. Johansen

The role of the pituitary gland in goldfish liver carbohydrate metabolism was studied by examining the effects of its removal on the livers of starved animals and on glycogenolytic enzymes.Five weeks starvation after hypophysectomy or sham operation resulted in significantly lower total liver glycogen levels compared with respective fed controls. The larger liver glycogen reserves of starved hypophysectomized fish than fed, sham-operated animals indicate gluconeogenesis is operating to produce glycogen.Glucose-6-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.9) and glycogen phosphorylase (EC 2.4.1.1) were assayed in liver supernatant fractions from hypophysectomized and sham-operated goldfish. Hypophysectomy resulted in an apparent decline in the activity of glucose-6-phosphatase, but no change in glycogen phosphorylase, compared with sham-operated controls. Reduced glucose-6-phosphatase activity is consistent with lowered glycogenolysis as a cause of liver glycogen accumulation in hypophysectomized goldfish. It is suggested that reduced glycogenolysis could be related to reduced peripheral use of carbohydrate. The possible role of ACTH and glucocorticoids is discussed.


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