Present study reports differential expression of the two insulin receptor (IR) subtypes in zebrafish ovary at various stages of follicular growth and potential involvement of IR in insulin-induced oocyte maturation. The ...

Endocrine disruptors interfere with normal sexual and reproductive development of numerous organisms. Widely used in several chemical and manufacturing industries, nonylphenol (NP), a potent xenoestrogen, has the potential to ...

Regulation of insulin-mediated resumption of meiotic maturation in catfish oocytes was investigated. Insulin stimulation of post-vitellogenic oocytes promotes the synthesis of cyclin B, histone H1 kinase activation and ...