Metabolic profiles of penaeid shrimp: dietary lipids and ovarian maturation

The major impediment to the culture of penaeid shrimp in captivity in the United States has been an inability to obtain ovarian maturation and spawning. Lipid profiles of tissues (gonads, hepatopancreas, and tail muscle) of Penaeus setiferus caught at sea have shown that cholesterol is the dominant...

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Published in:Journal of Chromatography A 1980-01, Vol.195 (3), p.359-368
Main Authors: Middleditch, Brian S., Missler, Stephen R., Hines, Harry B., McVey, James P., Brown, Ausbon, Ward, David G., Lawrence, Addison L.
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Language:English
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Summary:The major impediment to the culture of penaeid shrimp in captivity in the United States has been an inability to obtain ovarian maturation and spawning. Lipid profiles of tissues (gonads, hepatopancreas, and tail muscle) of Penaeus setiferus caught at sea have shown that cholesterol is the dominant sterol and that polyunsaturated fatty acids known to be essential in man comprise a significant portion of the fatty acid fraction. A proprietary marine ration contains cholesterol, but is devoid of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Ovarian maturation and spawning were obtained when the shrimp diet was supplemented with an annelid rich in lipids containing these compounds. The biochemical significance of these findings is discussed.
ISSN:0021-9673
DOI:10.1016/S0021-9673(00)81470-3