Marine pelagic fish eggs from various latitudes contain up to 50% of the total amino acid
pool as free amino acids (FAAs). The FAA pool is established during final oocyte maturation …

Investigations during the last decade have shown that free amino acids (FAA) abound in
marine pelagic fish eggs. The concentration in the egg (about 150 m M) is well above what …

Mass mortality of marine fish larvae in the ocean or in culture correlates with final yolk
absorption when the larvae convert to exogenous feeding. Low planktonic abundance of …

Aquaculture is increasingly important for providing humans with high-quality animal protein
to improve growth, development and health. Farm-raised fish and shellfish now exceed …

In marine fish larvae, the sum of protein deposition, turnover and catabolism necessary for
their rapid growth dictates a high amino acid (AA) requirement. Once the yolk is exhausted …

In the present review, we summarize data related to the utilization of purified diets
formulated with the purpose of determining the amino acid requirements in fish independent …

Amino acids are vital for all living organisms. During early fish ontogeny, they are important
fuel molecules, signalling factors and major substrates for the synthesis of a wide range of …

In vitro studies of brush-border intestinal transport of dipeptides and cytoplasmic hydrolysis
in fish suggest that these processes could be key mechanisms in the absorption and …

This paper reviews methodologies and recent findings in the study of the amino acid (AA)
metabolism of fish larvae and post-larvae, in order to better understand the AA requirements …

Over the past 25 years, considerable progress has been made in the study of the dietary
nutrient requirements of fishes (for reviews see Cowey & Sargent, 1972, 1979; Halver, 1972; …