The onset of exogenous feeding in fish larvae can be considered as the period from which
the ingestion is possible up to the moment when larval growth is detected. The main …

The rapid expansion of aquaculture in many parts of the world has supported vigorous
research programmers on nutrition and the feeding of cultivated aquatic organisms …

The ontogeny of the digestive tract of marine fish larvae has been the subject of numerous
studies in the previous two decades. Beyond the scientific interest for such animal species …

The basic developmental mechanisms of teleosts are similar, but there are differences with
respect to the timing of developmental events. These events are controlled by genetic and …

Ontogenetic development of the digestive tract and associated organs in yellowtail kingfish
(Seriola lalandi, Family: Carangidae) larvae was morphologically and histologically …

Light and electron microscopic studies of the digestive tract of gilthead sea bream were
carried out from hatching to 69 days. Five significant phases were established. Phases I and …

The present study describes histological and histochemical aspects of Dentex dentex larval
development up to day 36 after hatching and provides a tabular overview on the ontogeny of …

The nature of rodlet cells (RCs) and their functions is subject to a number of different
interpretations. This review provides a detailed analysis of the parasitic and endogenous …

Rodlet cells (RCs) are the enigmatic and distinctive pear-shaped cells had found in many
tissues of marine and freshwater teleosts. They have a distinctive fibrous capsule or the cell …

The major function of the digestive system is to supply dietary nutrients to the body tissues.
The efficiency of this process is one of the key factors that determine the supply of substrates …