Two forms of VTGs were identified and partially characterized from plasma of E2‒treated male Olyra longicaudata.
An antibody-capture competitive ELISA has been developed using anti-catfish (Clarias batrachus) VTG antiserum.
Good parallelism was observed between VTG standard and diluted plasma samples from E2‒treated male and vitellogenic female.
Increased ovarian weightfromMarch–July correlates well with elevated plasma VTG and E2 levels.