glucocorticoid in teleosts. Glucocorticoids exert their effects through two mechanisms of
action: genomic/classic and membrane initiated. In mammals, cortisol-mediated stress has
been found to be associated with increased expression of critical atrophy-related genes
(atrogenes), such as MAFbx/atrogin-1 and murf1/trim63. However, the direct impact of
cortisol on the early regulation of atrogene expression in teleost skeletal muscle and the …