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 …

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 …

Catfishes, belonging to the order siluriformes, represent one of the largest groups of
freshwater fishes with more than 4000 species and almost 12% of teleostean population …

Fish growth is influenced by environmental cues, including light conditions. The duration of
exposure (photoperiod), the intensity of exposure (illumination), and quality (light spectrum) …

Feeding and growth are two closely related and important physiological processes in living
organisms. Studies in mammals have provided us with a series of characterizations of …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY), an important neurotransmitter, is widely distributed in the nervous
systems of vertebrates. Multiple functions of NPY in mammals include the regulation of brain …

Although the effect of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in fetal adrenocortical cells has been
investigated extensively, the role of the IGF system in the adult human adrenal gland …

Nowadays, the studies of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)-related
peptide (PRP) and PACAP in non-mammalian vertebrates, especially in fish, have paid …

Abstract Knowledge about neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating appetite in fish,
including the role of leptin, is inconclusive. We investigated leptin mRNA abundance in …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is one of the most potent stimulants of food intake in vertebrates,
mammals and fish. However, the present knowledge about feeding behaviour in fish is still …