Expression of Nerve Growth Factor and Its Receptor TrkA in the Reproductive System of Adult Zebrafish.

ABSTRACT: Nerve growth factor (NGF), a member of the neurotrophin family, has emerged as an active mediator in different crucial events in the peripheral and central nervous system. At the same time, several studies showed that this neurotrophin can also play a role in non-neuronal tissues (e.g., among gonads). In spite of a large number of studies present in mammals, investigations devoted to NGF and its receptor TrkA in the reproductive system of other animal models, such as teleost fish, are scarce. To increase our knowledge of NGF and its receptor in a vertebrate gonads model, the present report describes the expression patterns of ngf and trka mRNA in the testis and ovary of adult zebrafish. By using chromogenic and fluorescence in situ hybridization, we demonstrate that in the te

SUBMITTER: Cacialli P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144415 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature