Phospholipid and LC-PUFA metabolism in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) testes during sexual maturation.

ABSTRACT: The importance of dietary lipids in male reproduction are not as well understood as in females, in which dietary lipids, such as phospholipids (PL) and associated fatty acids (FA), are important structural components of the eggs and provide energy for their offspring. In mammals, lipids are suggested to be important for spermatogenesis and to structural components of the spermatozoa that could improve fertilization rates. New knowledge of how lipids affect sexual maturation in male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), an important global aquaculture species, could provide tools to delay maturation and/or improve reproductive success. Therefore, changes in testicular composition of lipids and gene transcripts associated with spermatogenesis and lipid metabolism were studied in sexually maturing m

SUBMITTER: Bogevik AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259613 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature