Publications by authors named "Valentina Cordova-Alarcon"
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- Genetic diversity in zebrafish may lead to some individuals being better able to tolerate soybean meal diets, potentially improving growth rates.
- The study analyzed specific gene variations (SNPs) in zebrafish that show different growth responses to a soybean meal diet with added saponin compared to a fish meal diet.
- Four SNPs linked to three immune-related genes were found to influence growth in response to the soybean meal diet, suggesting these genetic markers could help improve selection for more tolerant fish in aquaculture.
The skin of fish is a physicochemical barrier that is characterized by being formed by cells that secrete molecules responsible for the first defense against pathogenic organisms. In this study, the biological activity of peptides from mucus of and were identified and characterized. To this purpose, peptide extraction was carried out from epidermal mucus samples of juveniles of both species, using chromatographic strategies for purification.
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