Glucocorticoid action on target tissues is determined by the density of “nuclear” receptors
and intracellular metabolism by the two isozymes of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase …

Sexual reproduction is prevalent across diverse taxa. However, sex-determination
mechanisms are so diverse that even closely related species often differ in sex …

Conditions fish encounter during embryogenesis and early life history can leave lasting
effects not only on morphology, but also on growth rate, life‐history and behavioural traits …

Steroid hormones are involved in the regulation of a variety of processes like embryonic
development, sex differentiation, metabolism, immune responses, circadian rhythms, stress …

Fish sex reversal is a means to understand sex determination and differentiation, but it is
also used to control sex in aquaculture. This review discusses sex reversal in gonochoristic …

In fishes, sex is determined by genetics, the environment or an interaction of both.
Temperature is among the most important environmental factors that can affect sex …

Steroid hormones modulate several important biological processes like metabolism, stress
response, and reproduction. Steroidogenesis drives reproductive function wherein …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is extensively used in research; however the mechanisms that
control this species sex determination are still poorly understood. In the latest decades, it …

Thyroid hormones (THs) are well-known regulators of development and metabolism in
vertebrates. There is increasing evidence that THs are also involved in gonadal …

Sexual fate is no longer seen as an irreversible deterministic switch set during early
embryonic development but as an ongoing battle for primacy between male and female …