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Expression of genes for melanotropic peptides and their receptors for morphological color change in goldfish Carassius auratus

Highlights • Goldfish change body color reversibly in long-term background color adaptation. • Xanthophore density in the scales did not always reflect strength of skin color. • MSH and MCH might be associated with background color adaptation, but ASP was not. • MC1R, MC5R, and MCH-R2 might mediate...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2018-08, Vol.264, p.138-150
Main Authors: Mizusawa, Kanta, Yamamura, Yutaka, Kasagi, Satoshi, Miguel Cerdá-Reverter, José, Takahashi, Akiyoshi
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Language:English
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Summary:Highlights • Goldfish change body color reversibly in long-term background color adaptation. • Xanthophore density in the scales did not always reflect strength of skin color. • MSH and MCH might be associated with background color adaptation, but ASP was not. • MC1R, MC5R, and MCH-R2 might mediate MSH and MCH functions. • MC5R might reinforce the function of MSH in morphological color changes.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.012