Expression of genes associated with fatty acid metabolism during maturation in diploid and triploid female rainbow trout

To study the effects of sexual maturation on fatty acid metabolism in fish fed to satiation daily, expression of thirty-five genes involved in fatty acid metabolism was determined in sexually maturing diploid (2N; fertile) and triploid (3N; sterile) female rainbow trout. Gene expression was assessed in liver, white muscle, and visceral adipose tissues for fish that were 16 to 24 M of age. Previously, we reported minimal differences in most...