Liver transcriptome analysis in gilthead sea bream upon exposure to low temperature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Water temperature greatly influences the physiology and behaviour of teleost fish as other aquatic organisms. While fish are able to cope with seasonal temperature variations, thermal excursions outside their normal thermal range might exceed their ability to respond leading to severe diseases and death.Profound differences exist in thermal tolerance across fish species living in the same geographical areas, promoting for investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in susceptibility and resistance to low and high temperatures toward a better understanding of adaptation to environmental challenges. The gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, is particularly sensitive to cold and the prolonged exposure to low temperatures may lead to the "winter disease", a metabolic disord

SUBMITTER: Mininni AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4167152 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature