Fish are the most diversified group of vertebrates and, although progress has been made in
the past years, only relatively few fish species have been examined to date, with regards to …

The regulation of food intake in fish is a complex process carried out through several
different mechanisms in the central nervous system (CNS) with hypothalamus being the …

The homeostatic regulation of food intake relies on a complex network involving peripheral
and central signals that are integrated in the hypothalamus which in turn responds with the …

Evidence indicates that central regulation of food intake is well conserved along the
vertebrate lineage, at least between teleost fish and mammals. However, several differences …

Genetic manipulation of teleost endocrine systems started with transgenic overexpression of
pituitary growth hormone. Such strategies enhance growth and reduce fertility, but the fish …

Dorso-ventral (DV) countershading is a highly-conserved pigmentary adaptation in
vertebrates. In mammals, spatially regulated expression of agouti-signaling protein (ASIP) …

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster including hyperglycaemia, obesity, hypertension, and
hypertriglyceridaemia as a result of biochemical and physiological alterations and can …

The arcuate nucleus is generally conserved across vertebrate taxa in its neuroanatomy and
neuropeptide expression. Gene expression of agouti-related protein (AGRP), neuropeptide …

The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is the central melanocortin receptor involved in
vertebrate pigmentation. Mutations in this gene cause variations in coat coloration in …

Abstract The zebrafish (Danio rerio, Hamilton, 1822) is one of the most important fish model
species in scientific research, with millions of fish housed in laboratory animal facilities …