Establishing methods for cultivation of liver- and muscle cells from Atlantic cod: Special emphasis on morphological and metabolic characterisation of cells from liver during in vitro differentiation

• Main Author: Zhao, Tianxiao
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2011
• Subjects: aquaculture; lipid; cod; gadus morhua; cells; cell differentiation; in vitro culture; liver; muscles; identification; methods; morphogenesis; metabolism; genes; gene expression; DNA; genetic inheritance; fatty liver; economic value; applied aquaculture; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Aquaculture: 922; Norway; Slaughter; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/186073

Atlantic cod is regarded as one of the most promising future aquaculture species in Norway. However, the cod aquaculture industry is facing major problems with occurrence of “fatty livers” leading to high degree of tissue offal at slaughter. Only a small extent can be utilized in fish oil production...