• Sex steroid dynamics and mRNA transcript profiles of growth- and development-related genes during embryogenesis following induced follicular maturation in European eel 

      Kottmann, Johanna S.; Tveiten, Helge; Miest, Joanna J.; Tomkiewicz, Jonna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-15)
      Hormones and mRNA transcripts of maternal origin deposited in the egg may affect early embryonic development in oviparous species. These hormones include steroids, such as estradiol-17β (E2), testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone (11-kt), 17α,20ß-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP), and cortisol, which also play an important role in fish reproduction. In European eel, <i>Anguilla anguilla</i>, which ...
    • Ultrasonic imaging as a means of monitoring gonadal development in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) 

      Mlingi, Frank Thomas; Puvanendran, Velmurugu; Burgerhout, Erik; Tveiten, Helge; Tomkiewicz, Jonna; Kjørsvik, Elin; Mommens, Maren (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-21)
      The commercial farming of juvenile lumpfish requires monitoring of gonadal development to achieve synchronized production. Conventional methods such as gonadosomatic index (GSI), sex hormone analyses, gonadal histology, endoscopy, and gene expression analyses are costly, invasive, and often involve sacrificing the fish. We assessed the efficiency of ultrasound as a non-invasive method for monitoring ...