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In this investigation, we examined the influence of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), a proopiomelanocortin-derived peptide, along the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad axis in a cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus. Administration of α-MSH (40 µg/0.1 ml saline) for 22 days did not affect the number of stage I (previtellogenic) follicles but caused significant reduction in the mean numbers of previtellogenic (stages II and III), vitellogenic (stage IV) and preovulatory (stage V) follicles compared to those of controls. While the gonadosomatic index w
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