High transcript level of a fatty acid-binding protein 11 but not of vitellogenin receptor is correlated to ovarian follicle atresia in a teleost fish (Solea senegalensis)

The expression level of vtgr transcripts may be used as a precocious functional marker to quantify the number of oocytes recruited for vitellogenesis and fabp11 mRN A may be a very useful molecular marker for determining cellular events and environmental factors that regulate follicular atresia in fish.