Euryhaline teleosts exhibit major changes in renal function as they move between
freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) environments, thus tolerating large fluctuations in …

Fish, like mammals, have to maintain their body fluid ionic and osmotic homeostasis through
sophisticated iono-/osmoregulation mechanisms, which are conducted mainly by ionocytes …

Life in fresh water is osmotically and energetically challenging for living organisms, requiring
increases in ion uptake from dilute environments. However, mechanisms of ion uptake from …

The hypothalamo-pituitary system developed in early vertebrates. Prolactin is an ancient
vertebrate hormone released from the pituitary that exerts particularly diverse functions. The …

Background Osmotic stress is a widespread phenomenon in aquatic animal. The ability to
cope with salinity stress and alkaline stress is quite important for the survival of aquatic …

Summary Fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) is well established as a mesenchyme-derived
growth factor and a critical regulator of fetal organ development in mice and humans. Using …

Salinity is one of the main physical properties that govern the distribution of fishes across
aquatic habitats. In order to maintain their body fluids near osmotic set points in the face of …

Maintenance of internal ionic and acid-base homeostasis is critical for survival in all
biological systems. Similar to mammals, aquatic fishes have developed sophisticated …

Adaptation to different salinities can drive and maintain divergence between populations of
aquatic organisms. Anadromous and stream ecotypes of threespine stickleback …

Alteration of the gut microbiota plays an important role in animal health and metabolic
diseases. However, little is known with respect to the influence of environmental osmolality …