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Björn Thrandur Björnsson

Björn Thrandur Björnsson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13739
World Ranking
7937
National Ranking
103

Overview

Björn Thrandur Björnsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable contributions spanning across Aquatic Science, Ecology, Immunology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Physiology.

Their main research topics cover Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephen D. McCormick
  • Peng Yin
  • Takaya Saito
  • Per Gunnar Fjelldal
  • Kristin Hamre

Björnsson has published papers in several journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Journal of Fish Biology
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Antioxidants
  • Aquaculture

Recent notable publications include:

  • Photoperiodic regulation of pituitary thyroid-stimulating hormone and brain deiodinase in Atlantic salmon, 2020, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • Cortisol regulates insulin-like growth-factor binding protein (igfbp) gene expression in Atlantic salmon parr, 2020, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • Effects of long-term cortisol treatment on growth and osmoregulation of Atlantic salmon and brook trout, 2021, General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Seasonal Changes in Photoperiod: Effects on Growth and Redox Signaling Patterns in Atlantic Salmon Postsmolts, 2023, Antioxidants
  • Roles of leptin in initiation of acquired growth hormone resistance and control of metabolism in rainbow trout, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Best Publications

  • Thyroid hormones in growth and development of fish

    D. M. Power;L. Llewellyn;M. Faustino;Mari Ann Nowell

  • Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors in fish: where we are and where to go.

    Manfred Reinecke;Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Walton W. Dickhoff;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Optimal temperature for growth and feed conversion of immature cod (Gadus morhua L.)

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson;Matthías Oddgeirsson

  • Environmental endocrinology of salmon smoltification.

    Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Sigurd O. Stefansson;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Towards Fish Lipid Nutrigenomics: Current State and Prospects for Fin-Fish Aquaculture

    Michael J. Leaver;José M. Bautista;Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Elisabeth Jönsson

  • Regulation of skeletal muscle growth in fish by the growth hormone - Insulin-like growth factor system

    Eduardo N. Fuentes;Juan Antonio Valdés;Alfredo Molina;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Effects of domestication on growth physiology and endocrinology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Ian A Fleming;Thorleifur Agustsson;Bengt Finstad;Jörgen I Johnsson

  • Aerobic scope fails to explain the detrimental effects on growth resulting from warming and elevated CO2 in Atlantic halibut

    Albin Gräns;Fredrik Jutfelt;Erik Sandblom;Elisabeth Jönsson

  • Differential expression of gill Na+,K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits, Na+,K+,2Cl- cotransporter and CFTR anion channel in juvenile anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar.

    Tom O. Nilsen;Lars O.E. Ebbesson;Steffen S. Madsen;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Growth Hormone Endocrinology of Salmonids: Regulatory Mechanisms and Mode of Action

    Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Viktoria Johansson;Susana Benedet;Ingibjörg Eir Einarsdottir

  • Humoral immune parameters in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) I. The effects of environmental temperature.

    Bergljót Magnadóttir;Halla Jónsdóttir;Sigurður Helgason;Björn Björnsson

  • The food-unlimited growth rate of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson

  • Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status

    Ivar Rønnestad;Tom Ole Nilsen;Koji Murashita;Anna Rita Angotzi

  • Abrupt changes in photoperiod affect age at maturity, timing of ovulation and plasma testosterone and oestradiol-17β profiles in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Sigurd O Stefansson;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Low temperature limits photoperiod control of smolting in Atlantic salmon through endocrine mechanisms

    S.D. McCormick;S. Moriyama;Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson

  • Growth model for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Effects of temperature and body weight on growth rate

    Björn Björnsson;Agnar Steinarsson;Tómas Árnason

  • Size-fractionated fish hydrolysate as feed ingredient for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed high plant protein diets. I: Growth, growth regulation and feed utilization

    Anders Aksnes;Britt Hope;Elisabeth Jönsson;Björn Thrandur Björnsson

  • Increased daylength stimulates plasma growth hormone and gill Na+, K+-ATPase in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    S. D. McCormick;Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson;M. Sheridan;C. Eilertson

  • Effects of stocking density on growth rate of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) reared in large circular tanks for three years

    Björn Björnsson

  • Mechanisms underlying photoperiodic effects on age at sexual maturity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Geir Lasse Taranger;Carl Haux;Tom Hansen;Sigurd O Stefansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. McCormick
Stephen D. McCormick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sigurd O. Stefansson
Sigurd O. Stefansson University of Bergen
Deborah M. Power
Deborah M. Power University of Algarve
Jörgen I. Johnsson
Jörgen I. Johnsson University of Gothenburg
Ivar Rønnestad
Ivar Rønnestad University of Bergen
D. G. Joakim Larsson
D. G. Joakim Larsson University of Gothenburg
Sigurd Einum
Sigurd Einum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kjetil Hindar
Kjetil Hindar Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Silvia Zanuy
Silvia Zanuy Spanish National Research Council
Carl B. Schreck
Carl B. Schreck Oregon State University

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