Li, Yueru
Geng, Xin
Bao, Lisui
Elaswad, Ahmed
Huggins, Kevin W.
Dunham, Rex
Liu, Zhanjiang
Funding for this research was provided by:
USDA NationalInstitute of Food and Agriculture (2015-67015-22975)
USDA Aquaculture Research Program Competitive Grant (2014-70007-22395)
Article History
Received: 8 August 2016
Accepted: 11 February 2017
First Online: 13 March 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
: The authors declare no conflict of interest. All experiments involving the handling and treatment of fish were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Auburn University. Tissue samples were collected after euthanasia. All animal procedures were carried out according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act in the United States.