Variation in branchial expression among insulin-like growth-factor binding proteins (igfbps) during Atlantic salmon smoltification and seawater exposure

• Published in: BMC physiology Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 2
• Main Authors: Breves, Jason P, Fujimoto, Chelsea K, Phipps-Costin, Silas K, Einarsdottir, Ingibjörg E, Björnsson, Björn Thrandur, McCormick, Stephen D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.01.2017; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Acclimatization - physiology; Animals; Atlantic salmon; Binding proteins; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ekologi; Fresh Water; Gene expression; Genetic aspects; Gill; Gills - metabolism; Growth hormone; Health aspects; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins - biosynthesis; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins - blood; Insulin-like growth-factor; Liver; Observations; Osmoregulation; Osmoregulation - physiology; Physiological aspects; Salinity; Salmo salar - blood; Salmo salar - metabolism; Sea-water; Seawater; Smoltification; Insulin-like growth-factor; Smoltification; Gill; Liver; Osmoregulation; Atlantic salmon; Binding proteins; Growth hormone; Salinity

In preparation for migration from freshwater to marine habitats, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) undergo smoltification, a transformation that includes the acquisition of hyposmoregulatory capacity. The growth hormone (Gh)/insulin-like growth-factor (Igf) axis promotes the development of branchial...