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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 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
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. |
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ISSN: | 0016-6480 1095-6840 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.012 |