Variation in selected unsaturated fatty acids during vitellogenesis in the Florida freshwater crayfishProcambarus paeninsulanus
作者:
ERICP. SPAZIANI,
GERTRUDEW. HINSCH,
期刊:
Invertebrate Reproduction & Development
(Taylor Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 32,
issue 1
页码: 21-25
ISSN:0792-4259
年代: 1997
DOI:10.1080/07924259.1997.9672600
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Fatty acids;vitellogenesis;eicosanoids;crayfish;crustaceans
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Fatty acids and their derivatives are involved in events associated with reproduction in invertebrates. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence and variation in amount of selected fatty acids during vitellogenesis in the crayfishProcambarus paeninsulanus.Particular attention was given to possible precursors of eicosanoid production. Ovarian homogenates were prepared and analyzed by gas chromatography. Results demonstrated a dramatic increase in several fatty acids fiom the onset of secondary vitellogenesis to just prior to ovulation. It is possible that unsaturated fatty acids or their derivatives may be involved in the importation of exogenous proteins to support yolk formation. In addition, results demonstrate ample substrate exists in crustacean ovaries to support production of reported eicosanoids by lipoxygenase andfor cyclooxygenase pathways.
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