Prospective note
New insights into the
mechanism of egg activation in fish
K. Coward, J.
Parrington-2003
Aquatic Living Resources, 16(4): 395-398
Abstract:
The commercial culture of several important species
of fish has long been associated with productivity problems generally
attributable to fertilisation rates, hatching rates, and embryonic
development. Our present knowledge of the molecular processes accompanying
fertilisation in fish is scant at best. Here, we examine how new findings
about the molecular mechanisms underlying reproduction in other animal
groups may help advance our understanding of how egg activation takes place
in fish. A better understanding of egg activation in fish is likely to make
a highly valuable contribution to future growth of the aquaculture industry.