Crustacean hyperglycemic hormone superfamily neuropeptides (CHHs) are typical crustacean eyestalk hormones that include the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH), moult-inhibiting hormone (MIH), vitellogenesis/gonad-inhibiting hormone (VIH/GIH) and …
Ovary-secreted autocrine/paracrine factors play important roles in regulating oocyte maturation via the autocrine/paracrine pathway. This study aimed to evaluate the functions of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) in oocyte maturation and …
DM domain genes are a group of transcription factors that are integral to sexual development and its evolution in metazoans. Their functions and regulatory mechanisms are not well understood in Malacostraca (crabs and crayfish) while these sex …