The Effect of Methyl Farnesoate Hormone on Reproduction in Crustaceans

Abstract

Artificial production of crustaceans has gained importance on a global scale with the increase in demand. For this reason, studies are carried out to increase reproductive efficiency with hormone applications in aquaculture studies of economically important crustaceans. Studies on egg production have intensified with hormone application in the rearing of crustaceans. For this purpose, hormones such as neuropeptides, opioids, vertebral steroids, and methyl farnesoate (MF) are used. Methyl farnesoate is a hormone that is chemically similar to insect juvenile hormone III but differs from this structure by the absence of an epoxide group. It has been determined that MF has important functions in protein synthesis, moulting, morphogenesis, metamorphosis, and reproduction in crustaceans. It has been determined in crustaceans that exogenous testosterone, progestogen, juvenile hormone III, and MF increase sperm quality and reproductive efficiency in male decapods. In this review article, studies on the effects of MF hormone applications on reproduction in different crustacean species are discussed.

Keywords

• Hormone
• Crustaceans
• Methyl Farnesoate
• Reproduction

Metil Farnesoat Hormonunun Kabuklu Su Ürünlerinde Üremeye Etkisi

Abstract

Kabuklu su ürünlerinin yapay üretimi, talep artışıyla birlikte küresel ölçekte önem kazanmıştır. Bu nedenle, ekonomik önem taşıyan kabukluların akuakültür çalışmalarında hormon uygulamaları ile üreme verimliliğinin artırılmasına yönelik çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Kabuklu su ürünlerinin yetiştiriciliğinde hormon uygulaması ile yumurta alımına yönelik çalışmalar yoğunlaşmıştır. Bu amaçla, nöropeptitler, opioidler, vertebra tipi steroidler ve metil farnesoat (MF) gibi hormonlar kullanılmaktadır. Metil farnesoat, kimyasal yapısı böcek juvenil hormonu III’e benzeyen ancak bu yapıdan epoksit grubunun olmayışı ile ayrılan bir hormondur. Metil farnesoatın kabuklularda protein sentezi, kabuk değişimi, morfogenezis, metamorfoz ve üremede önemli fonksiyonlara sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kabuklularda eksojen testosteron, progestojen, juvenil hormonu III ve MF’nin erkek dekapodlarda sperm kalitesini ve üreme verimliliğini artırdığı belirlenmiştir. Bu derleme makalede farklı kabuklu türlerinde MF hormonu uygulamalarının üremeye etkilerine ilişkin çalışmalar irdelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Kabuklular
• Metil Farnesoat,
• Hormon
• Üreme

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