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Table 1 Recent findings on gonadal sex reversal in adult gonochorist teleost

From: Induction of gonadal sex reversal in adult gonochorist teleost by chemical treatment: an examination of the changing paradigm

Fish

Age

Treatment

Treatment duration (days)

Observation (% complete and functional sex reversal)

References

Oreochromis niloticus (XY)

30 dph*

17β-Estradiol (E2)

60

8.3

Shi et al. (2017)

Trilostane (TR)

0.0

Metopirone (MN)

0.0

Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA)

0.0

TR + E2

88.3

MN + E2

60.0

GA + E2

46.7

60 dph

TR + E2

 

3.3

 

E2

 

0.0

 

MN + E2

 

0.0

 

GA + E2 (150 μg/g diet)

 

0.0

 

Astatotilapia burtoni (female)

Sexually mature

Fadrozole (200 μg/g diet)

168

0.0

Göppert et al. (2016)

Oreochromis niloticus (XX)

15 dph

Fadrozole (200 μg/g diet)

15

100

Sun et al. (2014)

30 dph

30

0.0

60 dph

30/60

0.0

90 dph

30/60/90

0.0

Oryzias latipes (female)

5 months

Exemestane (100 μg/L)

~ 60

20

Paul-Prasanth et al. (2013)

Oreochromis niloticus (XX)

1 year

Fadrozole (200 μg/g diet)

~ 180

50

Danio rerio (female)

Sexually mature

Fadrozole (0.2 mg/g diet)

~ 150

†

Takatsu et al.(2013)

Oryzias latipes (female)

Breeding

Letrozole (625 μg/L)

21

0.0

Sun et al. (2007)

  1. *Days post-hatching
  2. †Though ovaries were observed to have completely retracted and testicular tissue developed (n = 9), it was however not clear the number tested for fertilization competence