Degeneration of the olfactory epithelium in the Anguilid eels by hormone treatment

• Main Authors: Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah, Gunzo Kawamura, Kazuhiko Anraku, Bensan Alex, Nabilah Zieha Sikh Mohamad, Shigeharu Senoo
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2019
• Subjects: QL Zoology; SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29962/1/Degeneration%20of%20the%20olfactory%20epithelium%20in%20the%20Anguilid%20eels%20by%20.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29962/2/Degeneration%20of%20the%20olfactory%20epithelium%20in%20the%20Anguilid%20eels%20by%201.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29962/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/1426/1428

While the olfactory cue hypothesis has been proposed for spawning migration of silver eels, it has been shown that olfactory cells and associated mucus cells degenerate in male and female eels after hormonally induced sexual maturation. However, the degeneration of the olfactory organ could be a rea...