Finalized Projects
Hereby, a selection of recently terminated projects that can be disclosed, each placed in the framework of the scope of the Stress Physiology Research Group.
1. Unravelling the fundamentals of glucocorticoid actions across vertebrates
1.1 Mechanism(s) of glucocorticoid incorporation
- Physiological validation of scale cortisol in carp (Cyprinus carpio) as biomarker for chronic stress >>
- The influence of chronic stress in the framework of a feeding experiment in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) >>
- Innovative UPLC-MS/MS method for quantification of a glucocorticoid profile in whole body of a single fish larva of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sole (Solea solea) >>
- Applicability of cortisol in hair of pigs as a long-term indicator of stress for on-site evaluation of animal welfare on pig farms >>
- Artemia: a potential source of glucocorticoids for fish larvae? >>
- Innovative UPLC-MS/MS method for quantification of a glucocorticoid profile in whole body of a single fish larva of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sole (Solea solea) >>
- Search for a biomarker for chronic stress in fish >>
1.2 Chronic stress, target glucocorticoid receptor profiles and ligand binding kinetics
At present, none to be disclosed.
1.3 Extra-interrenal and -adrenal glucocorticoids and alternative substrates for glucocorticoid biosynthesis
- Is the fish scale an extra-interrenal matrix for cortisol biosynthesis in carp (Cyprinus carpio)? >>
1.4 Glucocorticoid-mediated developmental programming and early life stress
1.5 Glucocorticoid-mediated bone (de)formation
At present, none to be disclosed.
1.6 Individual variation in stress response
At present, none to be disclosed.
2. Unravelling the impact of chronic stress across vertebrates
2.1 Management as stressor in fish farms, in ornamental fish aquaculture, in home and public aquaria, in zebrafish facilities, in amphibian and reptile terraria, in avian farms, in pig farms and in cattle farms
2.2 Feed as stressor focusing on invertebrates (e.g. Artemia), mycotoxins and fish feed constituents
2.3 Microbial endocrinology, interaction between bacteria, glucocorticoids and the stress level in fish
At present, none to be disclosed.
2.4 Pollutants as stressor
At present, none to be disclosed.
2.5 Stress in human related pathologies
3. Contributing to a more sustainable and animal welfare minded food production
3.1 Development and validation of a biosensor for on-site glucocorticoid analysis in fish scale
At present, none to be disclosed.