One of the major objectives of the aquaculture industry is the production of a large number of
viable eggs with high survival. Major achievements have been made in recent years in …

Puberty comprises the transition from an immature juvenile to a mature adult state of the
reproductive system, ie the individual becomes capable of reproducing sexually for the first …

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a central role in the neuroendocrine
regulation of growth in all vertebrates. Evidence from studies in a variety of vertebrate …

The production of fertile eggs with the capacity to develop into larvae and subsequently into
marketable fish is centrally important to the aquaculture industry. This entails not only the …

Compared to mammals, teleost reproduction presents many original features. Reproductive
strategies of species are diversified into numerous adaptations to a large variety of aquatic …

The insulin-like growth factor signalling system comprises insulin-like growth factors, insulin-
like growth factor receptors and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins. Along with the …

Body growth during critical periods is known to be an important factor in determining the age
of maturity and fecundity in fish. However, the endocrine mechanisms controlling oogenesis …

Egg quality in fishes has been a topic of research in aquaculture and fisheries for decades
as it represents an important life history trait and is critical for captive propagation and …

Ovarian function in teleosts, like in other vertebrates, is regulated by two distinct
gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) …

Background The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed ovarian genes
during primary and early secondary oocyte growth in coho salmon, a semelparous teleost …