The present volume of the series Advances in Comparative Endocrinology contains the contributions of the participants of the 9th Congress of the “Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada” (AIEC) that took place at the University of Barcelona in July 2013. This volume includes a great variety o...
In this book, the editor has reviewed the scientific articles from a diverse group of scientists from around the world who actively participate in comparative endocrinology. Some of the important categories represented here are human health, aquaculture, wildlife conservation, and production animals...
The comparative approach takes advantage of the biological diversity to select the most appropriate model organism to tackle a scientific question. Comparisons between the endocrine and nervous systems accross species have yielded major breakthroughs in endocrinology and neurobiology. For instance:...
Background: The biologic attributes of the endocrine pancreas and the comparative endocrinology of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) of fish are not well described in the literature. This study describes the endocrine pancreas of one teleostean fish. Ten captive Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) f...