Mammalian studies have shaped our understanding of the endocrine control of appetite and
body weight in vertebrates and provided the basic vertebrate model that involves central …

Studying the endocrine regulation of food intake in fish can be challenging due to the
diversity in appetite-regulating hormones and the diversity within the fish group itself …

Leptin is a key factor for the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis in mammals,
but information regarding its role in teleosts is still limited. There are large differences …

The first studies that identified leptin and its receptor (LepR) in mammals were based on
mutant animals that displayed dramatic changes in body-weight and regulation of energy …

The orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides, is one of the most popular fish in China
and Southeast Asian countries because of its important economic value. However …

Feeding in vertebrates is controlled by a number of appetite stimulating (orexigenic, eg
orexin and neuropeptide Y, NPY) and appetite suppressing (anorexigenic, eg …

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of human neuropeptide Y (NPY),
administered intraperitoneally (ip) or orally on food intake and growth of tilapia Oreochromis …

Feeding and growth are two closely related and important physiological processes in living
organisms. Studies in mammals have provided us with a series of characterizations of …

Neuropeptide Y (Npy) is an intricate neuropeptide regulating numerous physiological
processes. It is a highly conserved peptide known to improve feed intake in many …

Abstract Knowledge about neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating appetite in fish,
including the role of leptin, is inconclusive. We investigated leptin mRNA abundance in …