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 …

In the last years, the aquaculture crops have experienced an explosive and intensive
growth, because of the high demand for protein. This growth has increased fish susceptibility …

Teleost fish are more diverse than any other vertebrate group, and yet only a limited number
of species are fished and farmed globally. Efforts to expand the quantity and diversity of fish …

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is a cyclic peptide originally identified as a 17-amino-
acid circulating hormone in teleost fish, where it is secreted by the pituitary in response to …

Our recent research has indicated that intracerebroventricular (ICV) and intraperitoneal (IP)
administration of n-octanoic acid-modified ghrelin (acyl ghrelin) stimulates food intake and …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the regulatory pathways, the targets, the
functions, and the interactions among the corticotropic, melanotropic, and thyrotropic axes …

Goldfish has been used as an unconventional model organism to study a number of
biological processes. For example, goldfish is a well-characterized and widely used model …

Energy balance plays an important role in the control of reproduction. However, the cellular
and molecular mechanisms connecting the two systems are not well understood especially …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is an evolutionarily conserved neuropeptide with
10 amino acid residues, which possesses some structural variants. A molecular form known …