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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Yonathan Zohar, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yoav Gothilf, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Susan Wray, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Inventors:
Yonathan Zohar, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yoav Gothilf, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Susan Wray, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Assignees:
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ramot at Tel Aviv University, , IL;
United States of America, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for a method for inducing sterility in fish by administering at least one compound that disrupts the establishment of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system during early development thereby inhibiting sexual maturity in the treated fish. Effective compounds include GABA, GABA receptor agonists, or GABA receptor antagonists.