Coronary degeneration in sexually mature rainbow and steelhead trout, Salmo gairdneri.
Correlation of coronary arteriosclerosis with sexual maturation was found in rainbow and steelhead trout. All sexually mature nonanadromous rainbow, precocial male steelhead, and adult spawning steelhead had myointimal hyperplasia but it was infrequent in immature juveniles. Lesion severity in adult rainbow and precocial steelhead approach that of spawning steelhead.
D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D012741:Sexual Maturation