Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) transgenic for growth hormone gene construct exhibit increased rates of hyperplasia and detectable levels of differential gene expression
Abstract: Transgenic coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) containing a growth hormone gene construct were compared with nontransgenic coho salmon in terms of gross anatomy, muscle cellularity, muscle enzyme activity, and differential gene expression. Transgenic fish were found to have significantly higher numbers of small-diameter muscle fibres in both the dorsal and lateral region of the somitic …