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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Vitellogenin (VTG) is the major protein present in the plasma of females undergoing oogenesis. In males, the VTG gene normally is suppressed; however, synthesis of VTG can be induced by exposure to xenoestrogenic compounds. In the present study, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed and validated to evaluate VTG levels in the California halibut (Paralichthys californicus). Vitellogenin and lipovitellin (LV) were identified in the plasma of 17 beta-estradiol-induced females and in the ovaries of wild females, to our knowledge for the first time. Purified VTG from the plasma of induced females was obtained, and polyclonal antibodies against the LV of mature female ovaries was prepared and their specificity assessed by Western blot analysis. At Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur, México, quantitative measurements of VTG in the plasma of female specimens were made during one reproductive cycle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0730-7268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1614-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Validation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measuring vitellogenin in California halibut (Paralichthys californicus).
pubmed:affiliation
Aquatic Organisms Reproduction and Toxicogenomic Laboratory, Department of Environmental Management and Conservation, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México. cboucard04@cibnor.mx
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies