143 Functional amino acids in fish health and welfare Synne M. Andersen1,2, Rune
Waagbø1, Marit Espe1 1National Institute of Nu Page 1 143 [Frontiers in Bioscience, Elite, 8 …

The environment which living organisms inhabit is not constant and many factors, such as
light, temperature, and food availability, display cyclic and predictable variations. To adapt to …

Teleost fish exhibit remarkably diverse and plastic patterns of sexual development. One of
the most fascinating modes of plasticity is functional sex change, which is widespread in …

After being discovered from the bovine pineal gland by Aaron Lerner and co-workers in the
year 1958, various distinguished researchers have reported melatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyl …

Melatonin (MT) is an indole hormone widely found in plants and animals. Many studies have
shown that MT promotes the growth and immunity of mammals, fish, and crabs. However …

Reproduction in most fish is seasonal or periodic, and the spawning occurs in an
appropriate season to ensure maximum survival of the offspring. The sequence of …

Background Teleost fishes exhibit remarkably diverse and plastic sexual developmental
patterns. One of the most astonishing is the rapid socially controlled female-to-male …

The detrimental effects of heat stress on fertility in cattle are less pronounced in heat-tolerant
breeds. Although these genetic differences reflect differences in thermoregulation, cells from …

Almost all life on earth has adapted to natural cycles of light and dark by evolving circadian
and circannual rhythms to synchronize behavioural and physiological processes with the …

Prostaglandins are well known to be central regulators of vertebrate ovulation. Studies
addressing the role of prostaglandins in mammalian ovulation have established that they …