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Activation of fatty acid receptor causes masculinization of Japanese rice fish – News-Medical.net

A research collaboration based at Kumamoto University (Japan) has found that activation of PPARα, a fatty acid receptor that detects fatty acids in cells and regulates physiological functions, causes masculinization of Japanese rice fish (medaka).

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 5 2020
A research collaboration based at Kumamoto University (Japan) has found that activation of PPARα, a fatty acid receptor that detects fatty acids in cells and regulates physiological functions, causes masculinization of Japanese rice fish (medaka). The discovery of this molecular mechanism is expected to advance the development of new sex control technologies.
The sex of mammals is determined in their genes, specifically the XX/XY combination of sex …

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