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Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review

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Les interactions entre les fonctions de croissance et de reproduction mises en évidence chez de nombreux vertébrés, sont particulièrement aigües à certaines étapes du cycle vital des poissons. Nous décrivons les interactions endocrines existant entre les axes somatrope et gonadotrope en insistant sur le rôle joué par l'hormone de croissance (GH). L'analyse comparée de ces phénomènes chez les mammifères, les poissons et les amphibiens permet de suggérer que la GH joue un rôle spécifique dans la physiologie de la puberté, la gamétogénèse et la fertilité. Nous mettons en évidence l'apport original des études effectuées sur le modèle poisson dans ce champ d'investigation.

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Interaction between growth and reproduction occurs in many vertebrates and is particularly obvious at certain stages of the life cycle in fish. Endocrine interactions between the gonadotropic axis and the somatotropic axis are described, the potential role of GH being emphasised. A comparative analysis of these phenomena in mammals, amphibians and fish, suggests a specific role of GH in the physiology of puberty, gametogenesis and fertility. It also shows the original contribution made by studies on the fish model in this field of investigations.

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Le Gac, F., Blaise, O., Fostier, A. et al. Growth hormone (GH) and reproduction: a review. Fish Physiol Biochem 11, 219–232 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00004569

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