Enhanced production of high quality and healthy fry is a key target for a successful and competitive expansion of the aquaculture industry. Although large quantities of fish larvae …
R Hu, C Fan, H Li, Q Zhang, YF Fu - BMC molecular biology, 2009 - Springer
Background Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) data needs to be normalized for its proper interpretation. Housekeeping genes are routinely employed for this …
TM Maul, DW Chew, A Nieponice, DA Vorp - Biomechanics and modeling …, 2011 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has demonstrated applications in vascular regenerative medicine. Although blood vessels exist in a mechanically dynamic …
Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR is a powerful tool to investigate relevant changes in gene expression during plant somatic embryogenesis (SE); however, this method lacks …
Background Quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR) has been widely used for quantification of mRNA as a way to determine key genes involved in different …
To date, probiotics can be considered a valid alternative to the use of antibiotics in aquaculture and in particular, in fish larviculture, to prevent high mortality and to improve …
M Maisano, T Cappello, S Oliva, A Natalotto… - Marine Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are known to act as “obesogens”, being fat-soluble and affecting lipid metabolism. The Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, are top pelagic …
DNA reprogramming by DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferases (dnmts) after fertilisation is a dynamic mechanism that is essential for early development. Amongst the three types of dnmt …
LMP Valente, EM Cabral, V Sousa, LM Cunha… - Aquaculture, 2016 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle growth and flesh quality were evaluated in Senegalese sole fed plant protein (PP) diets. A control fish meal-based diet (FM) was compared with three …