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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yonathan Zohar, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yoav Gothilf, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/516 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/516 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/00 ; C12N 5/00 ;
Abstract
Novel peptide hormones which influence the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland in fish are disclosed. Methods in which such peptides may be administered to fish to control their reproduction are also described. Furthermore, novel isolated cDNA encoding the precursor of the novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone is disclosed. The use of such cDNA in controlling the gonadal development and spawning of fish is also described.