| 11-KT | 11-ketotestosterone |
| ALK | Activin receptor-like kinase |
| AMH | Anti-Müllerian hormone |
| Amhr2 | Anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BPG | Brain–pituitary–gonad axis |
| BRE | BMP response element |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovary |
| COS-7 | Cell line from African green monkey kidney fibroblasts |
| CRE | cAMP response element |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| DAB | 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSBR/SBR | (Dissection) sea bass ringer |
| E2 | 17β-estradiol |
| EGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| EIA | Enzyme immunoassay |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| Fshr | Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| GAR-HRP | Goat anti-rabbit horseradish peroxidase |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| GSI | Gonadosomatic index |
| hAMH | Human anti-Müllerian hormone |
| hAMHR2 | Human anti-Müllerian hormone type II receptor |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PGCs | Primordial germ cells |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKA-C | Protein kinase A catalytic subunit |
| PKA-R | Protein kinase A regulatory subunit |
| pPIC9K | Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K |
| RLU | Relative light units |
| sbAmh | Sea bass anti-Müllerian hormone |
| sb-scFsh | Sea bass single-chain follicle-stimulating hormone |
| SCF | Stem cell factor |
| SMAD | Small mother against decapentaplegic |
| T | Testosterone |
| TBS/TBS-T | Tris-buffered saline with Triton X-100 |
| TFG-β | Transforming growth factor beta |