The reproductive biology of the Indian oyster Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston), 2: gametogenic cycle and biochemical levels
1980
Stephen, D. (University of Agricultural Sciences, Mangalore (India). College of Fisheries, Dept. of Fishery Biology)
Changes in the biochemical levels of the adductor muscle, mantle and gonad during the first gametogenic cycle of Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston) indicate a major conversion of reserve nutrients (carbohydrate and lipid) into gamete material. The main reserve nutrient, carbohydrate, is stored primarily in the gonad before the commencement of the first gametogenic cycle. It is inferred that the development of the gonad in the second gametogenic cycle is directly dependent on the nutrients derived from food sources.
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