TY - JOUR AU - Noh, Gyeong Eon AU - Rho, Sum AU - Chang, Yong Jin AU - Min, Byung Hwa AU - Kim, Jong-Myoung PY - 2013 DA - 2013/01/01 TI - Gene encoding prolactin in cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus and its expression upon acclimation to low salinities JO - Aquatic Biosystems SP - 1 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Prolactin (PRL) is a key hormone for osmoregulation in fish. Levels of PRL in the pituitary gland and plasma ion composition of clownfish seem to change to regulate their hydromineral balance during adaptation to waters of different salinities. In order to understand osmoregulatory mechanism and its association with growth performance and PRL in fish, the gene encoding PRL and its expression level in cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus upon acclimation to low salinity was analyzed. SN - 2046-9063 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-9063-9-1 DO - 10.1186/2046-9063-9-1 ID - Noh2013 ER -