Growth is an highly complex process with skeletal length growth, and weight gain through e.g. protein accretion, lipid deposition and/or gonadal development, all representing different facets. The endocrine control of this process is thus equally complex, with hormones regulating hard tissue growth, protein and lipid metabolism, nutrient uptake and conversion, as well as food intake, to name but a few. This symposium will strive to examine the basic mechanisms behind growth in fish and how different endocrine systems influence and regulate growth. Following this symposium, the consequences of growth variability in salmonids will be addressed in another symposium.
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