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 …

Mammalian studies have shaped our understanding of the endocrine control of appetite and
body weight in vertebrates and provided the basic vertebrate model that involves central …

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 …

Nucleotides released from food sources into environmental water are supposed to act as
feeding cues for many fish species. However, it remains unknown how fish can sensitively …

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 …

The frequencies of eating disorders and obesity have increased worldwide in recent years.
Their pathophysiologies are still unclear, but recent evidence suggests that they might be …

Recently, we established an inhibitory avoidance paradigm in Tupfel Long‐Fin (TL)
zebrafish. Here, we compared task performance of TL fish and fish from the AB strain; …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an extremely common polymer that is used in typical everyday
products throughout the world, especially in food and beverage containers. Within the last …

The present review provides a comparative insight into structure, function and control of
leptin system in fishes, herptiles, birds and mammals. In general, leptin acts as an …

The melanocortin system is a key regulator of appetite and food intake in vertebrates. This
system includes the neuropeptides neuropeptide y (NPY), agouti‐related peptide (AGRP) …