The stress response in teleost fish shows many similarities to that of the terrestrial
vertebrates. These concern the principal messengers of the brain-sympathetic-chromaffin …

The fish gill is a multipurpose organ that, in addition to providing for aquatic gas exchange,
plays dominant roles in osmotic and ionic regulation, acid-base regulation, and excretion of …

In fish, growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL) and somatolactin (SL) are three major peptide
hormones produced in the pituitary gland. Using reverse transcription-polymerase chain …

Species-specific colors and patterns on animal body surfaces are determined primarily by
neural-crest-derived pigment cells in the skin (chromatophores). However, even closely …

Somatolactin (SL) is a novel pituitary protein, isolated for the first time from the Atlantic cod.
The corresponding proteins have been identified in several teleost species, but not in other …

Somatolactin (SL) is a pituitary hormone belonging to the growth hormone/prolactin
superfamily, with recognizable homologues in all fish taxa examined to date. Although …

Free intracellular ferrous iron (Fe 2+) is essential for the generation of the extremely toxic
hydroxyl radicals, which contribute to β-cell destruction by cytokines. Therefore the …

Somatolactin (SL) is a pituitary hormone of the GH/prolactin (PRL) family that so far has
been found only in fish. Compared with GH and PRL, the primary structure of SL is highly …

Abstract Background Somatolactin (Sl) is a fish specific adenohypophyseal peptide
hormone related to growth hormone (Gh). Some species, including salmonids, possess two …

Somatolactin (SL) in fish belongs to the growth hormone/prolactin family. Its ortholog in
tetrapods has not been identified and its function (s) remains largely unknown. The SL …