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Wang J, Cheng J, Li Y, Yan H, Wu P, Zhu X, Liu L, Chen L, Chu W, Zhang J. Gene structure, recombinant expression and function characterization of Siniperca chuatsi Fsrp-3. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2019; 94:714-724. [PMID: 30756375 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A full-length complementary (c)DNA sequence encoding follistatin-related protein 3 (fsrp-3) was determined from skeletal muscle in Chinese mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi, its molecular structure was characterised and its function suggested. The putative structure of S. chuatsi Fsrp-3 contains an N-terminal domain and two follistatin domains. Quantitative reverse-transcription (qRT)-PCR assays revealed that fsrp-3 messenger (m)RNA was differentially expressed among assayed tissues and was highly expressed in heart and intestine. fsrp-3 mRNA exhibited increasing expression from the larval to the juvenile stage (500 g). To investigate the potential function of S. chuatsi fsrp-3 in muscle growth, we constructed a Fsrp-3 prokaryotic expression system and injected the purified Fsrp-3 fusion protein into the dorsal muscle. Fsrp-3 administration significantly influenced cross-section area, satellite cell activation frequency and nuclear density of S. chuatsi muscle fibres. Following Fsrp-3 treatment, the expression of myogenic regulatory factors was up-regulated and decline in the expression of myostatin was observed. The study revealed that Fsrp-3 may affect muscle growth by regulating myogenic regulatory factor expression and antagonizing myostatin function to initiate satellite cell activation and differentiation in S. chuatsi.
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- Jianhua Wang
- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
- College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha, China
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Pang M, Tong J, Yu X, Fu B, Zhou Y. Molecular cloning, expression pattern of follistatin gene and association analysis with growth traits in bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 218:44-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yang H, Zhang Z, Xue L. Structural Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Follistatin Promoter of Larimichthys crocea. DNA Cell Biol 2016; 35:471-9. [PMID: 27294388 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2015.3178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Follistatin is a secreted glycoprotein, which involved in numerous physiological activities as an antagonist of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily. However, little is known about the regulation mechanism of follistatin in fish. In this study we cloned and analyzed part of the 5' flanking region of the follistatin gene in Larimichthys crocea. Sequence analysis revealed several putative binding sites for transcription factors including activator protein 1 (AP1), myogenic differentiation factor (MyoD), stimulating protein 1 (SP1), and sex determining gene on the mammalian Y chromosome (SRY) in the cloned fragment. Transcriptional activities of two fragments (485 and 261 bp) truncated from follistatin upstream region were examined in vitro, using transient transfection in Ctenopharyngodon idella kidney (CIK) and Rattus norvegicus skeletal muscle myoblast (L6) cells. The result showed that the promoter activity correlated positively with the length of truncated fragments in both CIK and L6 cells. To study the regulation of follistatin expression in L. crocea, we cloned MyoD and SRY-box 8 (Sox8) genes and examined their action on the follistatin promoter by co-transfection in CIK and L6 cells. The results showed MyoD and Sox8 could suppress the activities of follistatin promoter at different levels in CIK and L6 cells.
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- Huijing Yang
- 1 College of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University , Ningbo, People's Republic of China .,2 Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-Efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo University , Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University , Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University , Ningbo, People's Republic of China .,2 Collaborative Innovation Center for Zhejiang Marine High-Efficiency and Healthy Aquaculture, Ningbo University , Ningbo, People's Republic of China
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Marcos PL, Adalberto LV. Differentially expressed genes in the pituitary of the Amazonian fish Arapaima gigas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5897/ijfa15.0473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Georgiou S, Alami-Durante H, Power DM, Sarropoulou E, Mamuris Z, Moutou KA. Transient up- and down-regulation of expression of myosin light chain 2 and myostatin mRNA mark the changes from stratified hyperplasia to muscle fiber hypertrophy in larvae of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.). Cell Tissue Res 2015; 363:541-54. [PMID: 26246399 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2254-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Hyperplasia and hypertrophy are the two mechanisms by which muscle develops and grows. We study these two mechanisms, during the early development of white muscle in Sparus aurata, by means of histology and the expression of structural and regulatory genes. A clear stage of stratified hyperplasia was identified early in the development of gilthead sea bream but ceased by 35 dph when hypertrophy took over. Mosaic recruitment of new white fibers began as soon as 60 dph. The genes mlc2a and mlc2b were expressed at various levels during the main phases of hyperplasia and hypertrophy. The genes myog and mlc2a were significantly up-regulated during the intensive stratified formation of new fibers and their expression was significantly correlated. Expression of mstn1 and igf1 increased at 35 dph, appeared to regulate the hyperplasia-to-hypertrophy transition, and may have stimulated the expression of mlc2a, mlc2b and col1a1 at the onset of mosaic hyperplasia. The up-regulation of mstn1 at transitional phases in muscle development indicates a dual regulatory role of myostatin in fish larval muscle growth.
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- Stella Georgiou
- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Ploutonos 26, Larissa, Greece
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- UR 1067 Nutrition Métabolisme Aquaculture, INRA, Aquapôle, F-64310, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMar), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Ploutonos 26, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Ploutonos 26, Larissa, Greece.
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de Mello F, Streit DP, Sabin N, Gabillard JC. Dynamic expression of tgf-β2, tgf-β3 and inhibin βA during muscle growth resumption and satellite cell differentiation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2015; 210:23-9. [PMID: 25449661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Members of the TGF-β superfamily are involved in numerous cell functions; however, except for myostatin, their roles in the regulation of muscle growth in fish are completely unknown. We measured tgf-β1, tgf-β2, tgf-β3, inhibin βA (inh) and follistatin (fst) gene expression during muscle growth recovery following a fasting period. We observed that tgf-β1a and tgf-β2 expression were quickly down-regulated after refeeding and that tgf-β3 reached its highest level of expression 7days post-refeeding, mirroring myogenin expression. Inh βA1 mRNA levels decreased sharply after refeeding, in contrast to fst b2 expression, which peaked at day 2. No significant modification of expression was observed for tgf-β1a, tgf-β1b, tgf-β1c and tgf-β6 during refeeding. In vitro, tgf-β2 and inh βA1 expression decreased during the differentiation of satellite cells, whereas tgf-β3 expression increased following the same pattern as myogenin. Surprisingly, fst b1 and fst b2 expression decreased during differentiation, whereas no variation was observed in fst a1 and fst a2 expression levels. In vitro analyses also indicated that IGF1 treatment up-regulated tgf-β3, inh βA1 and myogenin expression, and that MSTN treatment increased fst b1 and fst b2 expression. In conclusion, we showed that the expression of tgf-β2, tgf-β3 and inh βA1 is dynamically regulated during muscle growth resumption and satellite cell differentiation, strongly suggesting that these genes have a role in the regulation of muscle growth.
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- Fernanda de Mello
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Research Group AQUAM, Aquaculture Sector, Department of Animal Science, Avenue Bento Gonçalves 7712, Agronomia, Porto Alegre 91540-000, RS, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Research Group AQUAM, Aquaculture Sector, Department of Animal Science, Avenue Bento Gonçalves 7712, Agronomia, Porto Alegre 91540-000, RS, Brazil
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- INRA, UR1037 Laboratory of Fish Physiology and Genomic, Growth and Flesh Quality Group, campus de Beaulieu, 35000 Rennes, France
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- INRA, UR1037 Laboratory of Fish Physiology and Genomic, Growth and Flesh Quality Group, campus de Beaulieu, 35000 Rennes, France.
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Liu Z, Xue L, Shen W, Ying J, Zhang Z. Spatio-temporal expression pattern and fasting response of follistatin gene in teleost Larimichthys crocea. Genes Genomics 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-013-0159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Campos C, Valente LM, Conceição LE, Engrola S, Sousa V, Rocha E, Fernandes JM. Incubation temperature induces changes in muscle cellularity and gene expression in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Gene 2013; 516:209-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Revised: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lanes CFC, Bolla S, Fernandes JMO, Nicolaisen O, Kiron V, Babiak I. Nucleotide enrichment of live feed: a promising protocol for rearing of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua larvae. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 14:544-558. [PMID: 22639285 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-012-9458-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We investigated the effect of two commercial nucleotide products (NT1 and NT2), administered through live feed, on growth and stress tolerance of Atlantic cod larvae. Expression of genes related to muscle growth (igf-1, igf1r, igf-2, fst, fgf6, myod, and myhc) and nucleotide metabolism (uox, hprt, ndk, and uck) was evaluated during larval development. In addition, the expression of genes related to stress (hif-1α, hif-2α, hif-3α, and mb) was studied after an air exposure stress test. The enrichment of rotifers with nucleotides did not reveal any difference in nucleotide profiles, the exception being the RNA level of the NT1-enriched group that was significantly higher than the unenriched rotifer. Unenriched Artemia showed poor nucleotide profiles compared to enriched Artemia since 5' UMP, 5' GMP, and 5' AMP were observed only in the nucleotide groups. At 38 days post-hatch (dph), NT1 group had significantly higher dry weight (3.1 ± 0.1 mg) than the control (CON; 2.3 ± 0.1 mg). The treatments did not produce any significant differences in the expression of the key myogenic genes. Among the genes associated with nucleotide metabolism, ndk was down-regulated in NT1 at 38 dph. In the air exposure test, survival was significantly higher in the CON (77 ± 6 %) than in NT1 (48 ± 3 %) and NT2 (50 ± 3 %). After air exposure, mb was expressed at lower levels in NT2 group, hif-2α was induced in NT1 group, and hif-3α was upregulated in all groups. Our findings indicate that the improvement in the nucleotide profile of Artemia upon nucleotide enrichment could eventuate in the rapid growth of larvae.
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Liu HH, Wang JW, Yu HY, Zhang RP, Chen X, Jin HB, Dai F, Li L, Xu F. Injection of duck recombinant follistatin fusion protein into duck muscle tissues stimulates satellite cell proliferation and muscle fiber hypertrophy. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2012; 94:1255-63. [PMID: 22350255 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3908-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Follistatin (FST) can inhibit the expression of myostatin, which is a predominant inhibitor of muscle development. The potential application of myostatin-based technology has been prompted in different ways in agriculture. We previously constructed an expression vector of duck FST and isolated the FST fusion protein. After the protein was purified and refolded, it was added to the medium of duck myoblasts cultured in vitro. The results show that the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide value of the myoblasts in the duck FST treatment group is higher than that in the control group, which indicates that the duck FST fusion protein exhibits the biological activities that can accelerate myoblast proliferation. To further investigate the roles of duck FST on muscle development, we injected the protein into the duck muscle tissues in vivo. The results show that both the duck muscle fiber cross-sectional area and the satellite cell activation frequency are influenced more in the FST treatment group than they are in the control group. In addition to these phenomena, expression of MyoD and Myf5 were increased, and the expression of myostatin was decreased. Together, these results suggest the potential for using duck FST fusion protein to inhibit myostatin activity and subsequently to enhance muscle growth in vivo. The mechanism by which FST regulates muscle development in the duck is similar to that in mammals and fishes.
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- He-he Liu
- Institute of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Aroua S, Maugars G, Jeng SR, Chang CF, Weltzien FA, Rousseau K, Dufour S. Pituitary gonadotropins FSH and LH are oppositely regulated by the activin/follistatin system in a basal teleost, the eel. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 175:82-91. [PMID: 22019479 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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European eels are blocked at a prepubertal silver stage due to a deficient production of pituitary gonadotropins. We investigated the potential role of activin/follistatin system in the control of eel gonadotropins. Through the development of qPCR assays for European eel activin β(B) and follistatin, we first analyzed the tissue distribution of the expression of these two genes. Both activin β(B) and follistatin are expressed in the brain, pituitary and gonads. In addition, a striking expression of both transcripts was also found in the retina and in adipose tissue. The effects of recombinant human activins and follistatin on eel gonadotropin gene expression were studied using primary cultures of eel pituitary cells. Activins A and B strongly stimulated FSHβ subunit expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In contrast, activin reduced LHβ expression, an inhibitory effect which was highlighted in the presence of testosterone, a known activator of eel LHβ expression. No effect of activin was observed on other pituitary hormones. Follistatin antagonized both the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of activin on FSHβ and LHβ expression, respectively. Activin is the first major stimulator of FSH expression evidenced in the eel. These results in a basal teleost further support the ancient origin and strong conservation of the activin/follistatin system in the control of FSH in vertebrates. In contrast, the opposite regulation of FSH and LH may have emerged in the teleost lineage.
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- Salima Aroua
- Laboratory of Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems, UMR CNRS 7208-IRD 207-UPMC, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 7 rue Cuvier, CP 32, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Campos C, Valente LMP, Borges P, Bizuayehu T, Fernandes JMO. Dietary lipid levels have a remarkable impact on the expression of growth-related genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 213:200-9. [PMID: 20038653 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup), growth is negatively correlated to dietary lipid levels. To understand the molecular basis of this effect a molecular toolbox of 12 genes, including fgf6, fst, mstn1, myf5, mrf4, myod1, myod2, myog, myHC, mylc2, igf1r and insr, was developed. The expression profiles of these genes were investigated in white muscle and liver of fish fed with three dietary lipid levels (4%, 12% and 20%). The expression of igf-I and igf-II was also examined. MRFs and myosins were only expressed in the muscle and, except for myf5, the general trend was a decrease in expression with an increase in dietary lipids. Fgf6 was identified for the first time in liver and its expression augmented in hepatic tissues with increasing dietary lipid levels. A similar tendency was observed for mstn1 and igf-I. The opposite was observed for igf1r expression in muscle and liver. Myog, mrf4, mylc2 and igf1r were highly correlated with growth and nutrient utilisation indices. In addition to its practical implications, this work provides a valuable contribution towards our understanding of the genetic networks controlling growth in teleosts.
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- C Campos
- Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Bodø University College, NO-8049 Bodø, Norway
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