On the biology of fish gametes: summary and recommendations of the Third International Workshop, Budapest and Gödöllo, Hungary, 2011

Abstract

[EN] Workshop sessions were organized along three major topics: a) Gamete preservation including short- and long-term preservation as well as cryogenic storage of fish sperm, eggs, oocytes and primordial germ cells (PGCs); b) Gametogenesis, including development of PGCs, spermatogenesis and oogenesis in various species; c) Gamete quality which included a broad range of subjects from sperm morphology or motility to proteomics, regulation of fertilization processes and toxicology. This wide array of topics also signifies the importance and diversity of studies carried out on aquatic gametes as well as the continued interest of scientists in the biology, function and regulation of these reproductive cells.