Cat. No. | Product Name | Target | Signaling Pathways |
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T36912 |
17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one
17α,20β-dihydroxy Progesterone,17α,20β-DHP,17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one |
Others | Others |
17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17α,20β-DHP) is an endogenous, maturation-inducing steroid that stimulates oocyte maturation in females of several teleost species. For example, 1 μg/ml of 17α,20β-DHP applied to Persian sturgeon oocytes has been shown to effectively induce germinal vesicle breakdown, an essential step during oocyte maturation.1 Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone, have been shown to stimulate the production... |