The sexual fates of gonadal soma cells during female-to-male sex change.

<p>(A) Time table of Brdu treatment (given on days 7 and 10) in the process of MT-implanted female-to-male sex change. The fish were collected on day 30. (B) MT-implantation (100 μg MT/mg pellet; 200 mg pellet/kg of body weight) was given for 30 days. (C) and (D) IHC analysis of a gonad with the Brdu antibody. SG, spermatogonia; SC, spermatocyte; SP, spermatozoa; L, central lumen; BV, blood vessel; Sc, Sertoli cell; Ic, interstitial cell. An asterisk indicates the spermatogonia.