uOttawa researchers discover new sex hormone

(University of Ottawa) When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and Vance Trudeau began studying the effects of gene mutations in zebrafish, they uncovered new functions that regulate how males and females interact while mating. They changed the secretogranin-2 genes through specific mutation and found that it affected the ability of females and males to breed. It severely reduced their sexual behaviour.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news