β-Glucan reduces cortisol plasma levels, enhances innate immune system after A. hydrophila inoculation, and has lipolytic effects on the pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737411
Abstract: Abstract Although β-glucan is a compound widely used to enhance innate immunity in fish, very little is known about its metabolic effects as described in humans and other animals. This study evaluated the effects of… read more here.
Keywords: piaractus mesopotamicus; pacu piaractus; innate immune; fed glucan ... See more keywords
Appetite regulating factors in pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus): Tissue distribution and effects of food quantity and quality on gene expression.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.09.022
Abstract: The pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus is an omnivorous fish considered a promising species for aquaculture. Little is known about the endocrine regulation of feeding in this species. In this study, transcripts for orexin, cocaine and amphetamine… read more here.
Keywords: piaractus mesopotamicus; leptin; physiology; expression ... See more keywords
Rubrivivax gelatinosus biomass as an immunostimulant for pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus
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DOI: 10.1111/are.13303
Abstract: Rubrivivax gelatinosus is a bacterium present in the environment successfully used for treatment of fish industry effluent. Besides cleaning the effluent, this bacterium provides a biomass rich in proteins and carotenoid as a metabolic product.… read more here.
Keywords: gelatinosus biomass; biomass; biomass immunostimulant; rubrivivax gelatinosus ... See more keywords
Early ontogeny of the commercially valuable fish red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) from the Amazon, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15253
Abstract: The initial development of the red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus is described using morphological, meristic and morphometric characteristics. A total of 127 individuals were analyzed (47 in the yolk-sac, 35 in preflexion, 5 in flexion, 20… read more here.
Keywords: piaractus brachypomus; bellied pacu; early ontogeny; red bellied ... See more keywords
Ascorbic Acid Supplementation Improves Skeletal Muscle Growth in Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) Juveniles: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms22062995
Abstract: In fish, fasting leads to loss of muscle mass. This condition triggers oxidative stress, and therefore, antioxidants can be an alternative to muscle recovery. We investigated the effects of antioxidant ascorbic acid (AA) on the… read more here.
Keywords: skeletal muscle; supplementation; piaractus mesopotamicus; muscle ... See more keywords