Budget Amount *help |
¥11,570,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,670,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
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Research Abstract |
Regulatory mechanisms by bioactive compounds of down-stream migration in the sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) were investigated. Molecules involved in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis were selected as targets. cDNAs encoding thyrotropin-releaseing hormone (TRHa and TRHb), 4 subtypes of TRH receptor (TRHR1, TRHR2a, TRHR2b, and TRHR3), and deiodinase type II were cloned and the sites of expression were demonstrated by RT-PCR. These results indicate that the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis plays important roles in the regulation of down-stream migration of the sockeye salmon.
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