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 …

Background The achievement of sustainable feeding practices in aquaculture by reducing
the reliance on wild-captured fish, via replacement of fish-based feed with plant-based feed …

Neuropeptide Y family (NPY) is a potent orexigenic peptide and pancreatic polypeptide
family comprising neuropeptide Y (Npy), peptide YYa (Pyya), and peptide YYb (Pyyb), which …

This study aims to investigate the effects of three feed attractants on the growth performance,
body composition, biochemical indicators, liver histology, lipid metabolism and appetite of …

Simple Summary Cholecystokinin (cck) is an important factor in regulating feed intake.
According to a previous study, replacing fish meal (FM) in the diet of largemouth bass could …

The first studies that identified leptin and its receptor (LepR) in mammals were based on
mutant animals that displayed dramatic changes in body-weight and regulation of energy …

In captivity, Lateolabrax japonicas, a carnivorous fish, is given fishmeal-based diets and
does not thrive when fed plant proteins. In the present study, when dietary fishmeal was …

The effects of fasting and feeding on the brain expression of orexin (OX), tyrosine
hydroxylase (TH), peptide Y (PY) and cholecystokinin (CCK) were examined in the blind …