Morphological and molecular characterization of developing vertebral fusion in altantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Main Author: Ytterborg, Elisaeth
• Other Authors: Takle, Harald, Torgersen, Jacob
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2010
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920; The Arch; Grensen; Toppen; Skiftet; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2431916

Problems with spinal disorders in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) have been increasingly in focus due to the importance of this species in the aquaculture industry. Until recently, the molecular development of spinal deformities in fish has received relatively little attention and most studies have be...