A survey on the expression of IGF-I in the early developing bony fish with special emphasis on the tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Natallia Shved; Giorgi Berishvili; Helena D'Cotta; Jean-François Baroiller; Elisabeth Eppler; Helmut Segner; Manfred Reinecke

doi:10.1196/annals.1327.093

A survey on the expression of IGF-I in the early developing bony fish with special emphasis on the tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Apr:1040:469-71. doi: 10.1196/annals.1327.093.

Authors

Natallia Shved¹, Giorgi Berishvili, Helena D'Cotta, Jean-François Baroiller, Elisabeth Eppler, Helmut Segner, Manfred Reinecke

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neuroendocrinology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Switzerland.

PMID: 15891092
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1327.093

Abstract

The present study investigates the expression of IGF-I in the early developing tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). IGF-I was detected very early in ontogeny (4-5 days postfertilization, DPF), first in liver and in organs involved in growth and metabolism, thus suggesting a high physiological impact of IGF-I in growth, metabolism, and organogenesis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cichlids / genetics
Cichlids / growth & development*
Cichlids / metabolism
Fish Proteins / biosynthesis*
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / physiology*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / biosynthesis*
Tilapia

Substances

Fish Proteins
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I