Umwelt- und analytische Toxikologie

Seasonal Fluctuations of Sex Steroid Hormones in Indian Major Carp Catla catla in Khouzestan, Iran

Abstract

Homayoun Hosseinzadeh Sehafii, Mozhgan khodadadi and Shima Ayati Behbahani

Catla (Catla catla) is one of the most important species of cyprinids in terms of economic and nutritional value that was considered as aquaculture candidate in Khozaestan province (Iran). In this study, 40 female and male Catla broodstocks (imported from India), were studied during year (summer 2011 to spring 2012). Seasonally, blood sampling was collected with heparinated syringe followed by catching and anesthesia. Levels of steroid hormones (testosterone, 17β-estradiol and progesterone) were measured by RIA. Results showed significant differences in all sex steroids during seasonal sampling (P<0.05). High plasma testosterone levels were measured in both sexes (female: 0.13 ± 0.03 ng/ml and male: 0.16 ± 0.04 ng/ml) in the course of the sexual maturation at the end of winter. Highest female plasma levels of 17 β-estradiol (128.50 ± 26.60 ng/ml) was measured in fall. Progesterone also significantly increased at winter (1.32 ± 0.22 ng/ml) in female broodstocks (P<0.05). All broodstocks were ripe and ready to breeding in winter. Water temperature was higth (29.88 ± 1.42) in summer which declined to (14.63 ± 0.47) in winter. According to the results, climatic conditions (Temperature) had a great impact on broodstocks Gonad development via involving of hormones in Khuzestan.