A5083301810- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
University of Gothenburg
2020-2022
The textile industry, while of major importance in the world economy, is a toxic industry utilizing and emitting thousands chemical substances into aquatic environment. aim this project was to study potentially harmful effects associated with leaching residues from three different types textiles: sportswear, children’s bath towels, denim using fish models (cell lines, larvae juvenile fish). A combination vitro vivo test systems used. Numerous biomarkers, ranging gene expression, cytotoxicity...
Catabolic conditions often induce concomitant changes in plasma leptin (Lep), growth hormone (GH), and insulin factor I (IGF-I) levels teleost fish, but it is unclear whether these parts of the endocrine system are responding independently or functionally linked. In this study, fasted rainbow trout was used to study effects Lep on GH-IGF-I metabolism. Fish were implanted intraperitoneally with recombinant pellets remained unfed. After 4 days, GH elevated Lep-treated fish a dose-dependent...