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  1. Agouti-Induced Anxiety-Like Behavior Is Mediated by Central Serotonergic Pathways in Zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, July 2024, Society for Neuroscience

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  2. Towards Fish Welfare in the Presence of Robots: Zebrafish Case

    Article • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  3. Role of melanocortin system in the locomotor activity rhythms and melatonin secretion as revealed by agouti‐signalling protein (asip1) overexpression in zebrafish

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, January 2024, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  4. Obesity Impairs Cognitive Function with No Effects on Anxiety-like Behaviour in Zebrafish

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  5. Agouti-Signalling Protein Overexpression Reduces Aggressiveness in Zebrafish

    Article • Biology, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  6. Role of the melanocortin system in zebrafish skin physiology

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  7. Role of the Melanocortin System in Gonadal Steroidogenesis of Zebrafish

    Article • Animals, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  8. Distribution of two isoforms of tryptophan hydroxylase in the brain of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). An in situ hybridization study

    Article • Brain Structure and Function, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  9. Insights into the Function and Evolution of Taste 1 Receptor Gene Family in the Carnivore Fish Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  10. Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Protein 2-Induced Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Response of Human Melanocortin 4 Receptor

    Article • Journal of the Endocrine Society, December 2018, Endocrine Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  11. BAC Recombineering of the Agouti Loci from Spotted Gar and Zebrafish Reveals the Evolutionary Ancestry of Dorsal-Ventral Pigment Asymmetry in Fish

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, May 2017, Wiley

    PhD Pep Rotllant, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  12. Thyroid Hormones Regulate Zebrafish Melanogenesis in a Gender-Specific Manner

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2016, PLOS

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  13. Pth4, an ancient parathyroid hormone lost in eutherian mammals, reveals a new brain-to-bone signaling pathway

    Article • The FASEB Journal, October 2016, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    PhD Pep Rotllant, Deborah Power, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  14. Behind melanocortin antagonist overexpression in the zebrafish brain: A behavioral and transcriptomic approach

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, June 2016, Elsevier

    Juan Carlos Navarro, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  15. 60 YEARS OF POMC: POMC: an evolutionary perspective

    Article • Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, December 2015, Bioscientifica

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor José L Soengas

  16. Ghrelin modulates hypothalamic fatty acid-sensing and control of food intake in rainbow trout

    Article • October 2015, Bioscientifica

    Professor José L Soengas, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  17. Spots, not stripes, from just holding on

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  18. Molecular cloning and characterization of the matricellular protein Sparc/osteonectin in flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, and its developmental stage-dependent transcriptional regulation during metamorphosis

    Article • Gene, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  19. Pigment patterns in adult fish result from superimposition of two largely independent pigmentation mechanisms

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, December 2014, Wiley

    PhD Pep Rotllant, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  20. Evolution of the melanocortin system

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  21. Characterization, tissue distribution and regulation by fasting of the agouti family of peptides in the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  22. Melanocortin receptor accessory protein 2 (MRAP2) interplays with the zebrafish melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) but has no effect on its pharmacological profile

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  23. Characterization of sea bass FSHβ 5′ flanking region: transcriptional control by 17β-estradiol

    Article • Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  24. Melanocortin 4 Receptor Becomes an ACTH Receptor by Coexpression of Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Protein 2

    Article • Molecular Endocrinology, November 2013, Endocrine Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  25. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Dietary-Induced Pseudo-Albinism during Post-Embryonic Development of Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858)

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Alicia Estévez, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  26. Involvement of melanocortin receptor accessory proteins (MRAPs) in the function of melanocortin receptors

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  27. Effects of dopaminergic system activation on feeding behavior and growth performance of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): A self-feeding approach

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  28. Molecular Characterization and Functional Regulation of Melanocortin 2 Receptor (MC2R) in the Sea Bass. A Putative Role in the Adaptation to Stress

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  29. Transient Ectopic Overexpression of Agouti-Signalling Protein 1 (Asip1) Induces Pigment Anomalies in Flatfish

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  30. Identification of Distant Agouti-Like Sequences and Re-Evaluation of the Evolutionary History of the Agouti-Related Peptide (AgRP)

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2012, PLOS

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  31. Corrigendum to “Pigment-dispersing activities and cortisol-releasing activities of melanocortins and their receptors in xanthophores and head kidneys of the goldfish Carassius auratus” [Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 173 (2011) 438–446]

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  32. The C-terminal domains of melanocortin-2 receptor (MC2R) accessory proteins (MRAP1) influence their localization and ACTH-induced cAMP production

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  33. Assessment of estrogenic and thyrogenic activities in fish feeds

    Article • Aquaculture, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  34. Pigment-dispersing activities and cortisol-releasing activities of melanocortins and their receptors in xanthophores and head kidneys of the goldfish Carassius auratus

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  35. Fish melanocortin system

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  36. Stress-induced effects on feeding behavior and growth performance of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): a self-feeding approach

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  37. Effect of different glycaemic conditions on gene expression of neuropeptides involved in control of food intake in rainbow trout; interaction with stress

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Professor José L Soengas, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  38. Expression and role of Elovl4 elongases in biosynthesis of very long-chain fatty acids during zebrafish Danio rerio early embryonic development

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, October 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  39. MELATONIN-SYNTHESIZING ENZYMES IN PINEAL, RETINA, LIVER, AND GUT OF THE GOLDFISH (CARASSIUS): mRNA EXPRESSION PATTERN AND REGULATION OF DAILY RHYTHMS BY LIGHTING CONDITIONS

    Article • Chronobiology International, July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  40. Role of melanocortin receptor accessory proteins in the function of zebrafish melanocortin receptor type 2

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  41. Compensatory feeding in the sea bass after fasting and physical stress

    Article • Aquaculture, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  42. Molecular and pharmacological characterization of the melanocortin type 1 receptor in the sea bass

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  43. Characterization of the sea bass melanocortin 5 receptor: a putative role in hepatic lipid metabolism

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, November 2009, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  44. Expression of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) biosynthesis genes during zebrafish Danio rerio early embryogenesis

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  45. Phosphodiesterase inhibitor-dependent inverse agonism of agouti-related protein on melanocortin 4 receptor in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, May 2009, American Physiological Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  46. A cytoarchitectonic study of the brain of a perciform species, the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): The midbrain and hindbrain

    Article • Acta Histochemica, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor Jose A. Muñoz-Cueto

  47. Sex steroid-induced inhibition of food intake in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  48. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is highly expressed and active in the ovary of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.), during gonadal development

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  49. Distribution of estrogen receptor 2 mRNAs (Esr2a and Esr2b) in the brain and pituitary of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Brain Research, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  50. Reduction of sexual maturation in male Dicentrarchus labrax by continuous light both before and during gametogenesis

    Article • Aquaculture, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  51. Molecular characterization and central distribution of the estradiol receptor alpha (ERα) in the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  52. Molecular characterization of two sea bass gonadotropin receptors: cDNA cloning, expression analysis, and functional activity

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  53. A comparative ex vivo and in vivo study of day and night perception in teleosts species using the melatonin rhythm

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, August 2006, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  54. Regulation of the Hypothalamic Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Neurons by Sex Steroids in the Goldfish: Possible Role in the Modulation of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  55. Evolutionary conservation of the structural, pharmacological, and genomic characteristics of the melanocortin receptor subtypes

    Article • Peptides, October 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  56. Neuropeptides and the control of food intake in fish

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  57. Gene Structure of the Goldfish Agouti-Signaling Protein: A Putative Role in the Dorsal-Ventral Pigment Pattern of Fish

    Article • Endocrinology, March 2005, Endocrine Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  58. Brain mapping of three somatostatin encoding genes in the goldfish

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, May 2004, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  59. Cloning and Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in the Brain and Pituitary of the European Sea Bass: An In Situ Hybridization Study1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, May 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor Jose A. Muñoz-Cueto

  60. In situ localization of preprogalanin mRNA in the goldfish brain and changes in its expression during feeding and starvation

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  61. Endogenous Melanocortin Antagonist in Fish: Structure, Brain Mapping, and Regulation by Fasting of the Goldfish Agouti-Related Protein Gene

    Article • Endocrinology, October 2003, Endocrine Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  62. The central melanocortin system regulates food intake in goldfish

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  63. Molecular Cloning, Pharmacological Characterization, and Brain Mapping of the Melanocortin 4 Receptor in the Goldfish: Involvement in the Control of Food Intake

    Article • Endocrinology, June 2003, Endocrine Society

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  64. Cytoarchitectonic study of the brain of a perciform species, the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). I. The telencephalon

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor Jose A. Muñoz-Cueto

  65. Cytoarchitectonic study of the brain of a perciform species, the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). II. The diencephalon

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor Jose A. Muñoz-Cueto

  66. Molecular evolution of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) family of peptides: cloning of three NPY-related peptides from the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, November 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  67. Characterization of neuropeptide Y expression in the brain of a perciform fish, the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, September 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Olivier Kah, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter, Professor Jose A. Muñoz-Cueto

  68. Peptide YY (PYY) and fish pancreatic peptide Y (PY) expression in the brain of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) as revealed by in situ hybridization

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, January 2000, Wiley

    Dr Olivier Kah, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  69. cNeuropeptide Y family of peptides: Structure, anatomical expression, function, and molecular evolution

    Article • Biochemistry and Cell Biology, January 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  70. Cloning the neuropeptide Y Exon 2 from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, June 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  71. Time-course studies on plasma glucose, insulin, and cortisol in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) held under different photoperiodic regimes

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, June 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  72. Cloning of Neuropeptide Y, Peptide YY, and Peptide Y from Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), A Marine Teleosta

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, May 1998, Wiley

    Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter

  73. Development of Enzyme Immunoassays for 3,5,3′-Triiodo-l-thyronine andl-Thyroxine: Time-Course Studies on the Effect of Food Deprivation on Plasma Thyroid Hormones in Two Marine Teleosts, Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labraxL.) and Sea Bream (Sparus aurataL.)

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, September 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Olivier Kah, Dr Jose Miguel Cerda-Reverter