{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Liyanage SSN"],"funding":["Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant","USDA ARS and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project","USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture"],"pagination":["817"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12465291"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["26(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Catfish farming is the largest aquaculture industry in the U.S., where hybrid catfish produced by channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus ♀ × blue catfish, I. furcatus ♂, represent > 50% of the harvest. Previous studies indicated a high degree of variation in reproductive performance among individuals. Therefore, it is crucial to establish a connection between paternal age and reproductive success. This study investigated the reproduction of 103 blue catfish males aged 2 to 10 years. Morphometric data were collected, and blood was drawn to quantify testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), osmolality, and ions. Histological images of the testis assessed stages of spermatogenesis, and sperm were activated for kinematic analysis. The testis transcriptome was profiled across distinct ages, "],"journal":["BMC genomics"],"pubmed_title":["Age-related reproductive performance and transcriptome profiling of testis in male blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus."],"pmcid":["PMC12465291"],"funding_grant_id":["2020-67015-31874","2023-67016-39455","1013854 (IAEB)"],"pubmed_authors":["Martin KA","Beck BH","Sankappa NM","Wood KR","Liyanage SSN","Abernathy JW","Bruce TJ","Litvak MK","Roy LA","Butts IAE","Bosworth BG","Wang X","Nowicki AE","Dunham RA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Age-related reproductive performance and transcriptome profiling of testis in male blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus.","description":"Catfish farming is the largest aquaculture industry in the U.S., where hybrid catfish produced by channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus ♀ × blue catfish, I. furcatus ♂, represent > 50% of the harvest. Previous studies indicated a high degree of variation in reproductive performance among individuals. Therefore, it is crucial to establish a connection between paternal age and reproductive success. This study investigated the reproduction of 103 blue catfish males aged 2 to 10 years. Morphometric data were collected, and blood was drawn to quantify testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), osmolality, and ions. Histological images of the testis assessed stages of spermatogenesis, and sperm were activated for kinematic analysis. The testis transcriptome was profiled across distinct ages, ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-06-03T21:43:11.647Z","creation":"2026-05-02T03:08:34.704Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12465291","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41013201"],"doi":["10.1186/s12864-025-12014-w"]}}