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Edward M. Donaldson

Edward M. Donaldson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
14061
World Ranking
8760
National Ranking
303

Overview

Edward M. Donaldson is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a particular focus on subfields such as Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology.

Their work covers a range of topics related to physiological and medical sciences. Key research topics include:

  • Renal function and acid-base balance
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses

Donaldson has collaborated frequently with coauthor W. N. Holmes, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in their shared fields of study.

While there are no specific recent papers listed, nor details on publication venues and book publications, the research focus areas provide insight into the scope and specialized nature of their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • 9 - Hormonal Enhancement of Growth

    Edward M. Donaldson;Ulf H.M. Fagerlund;David A. Higgs;J.R. Mcbride

  • 5 Hormonal Sex Control and its Application to Fish Culture

    George A. Hunter;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Brief treatment with an aromatase inhibitor during sex differentiation causes chromosomally female salmon to develop as normal, functional males

    Francesc Piferrer;Silvia Zanuy;Manuel Carrillo;Igor I. Solar

  • Production of germline transgenic Pacific salmonids with dramatically increased growth performance

    Robert H. Devlin;Timothy Y. Yesaki;Edward M. Donaldson;Shao Jun Du

  • Isolation of a Y-Chromosomal DNA Probe Capable of Determining Genetic Sex in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

    Robert H. Devlin;B. Kelly McNeil;T. David D. Groves;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Sex Control in Fish with Particular Reference to Salmonids

    Edward M. Donaldson;George A. Hunter

  • Gonadal differentiation in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, after a single treatment with androgen or estrogen at different stages during ontogenesis

    Francesc Piferrer;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Influence of Bovine Growth Hormone and L-Thyroxine on Growth, Muscle Composition, and Histological Structure of the Gonads, Thyroid, Pancreas, and Pituitary of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    David A. Higgs;Edward M. Donaldson;Helen M. Dye;J. R. McBride

  • Induction of triploidy in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) by heat shock, and investigation of early growth

    Igor I. Solar;Edward M. Donaldson;George A. Hunter

  • Recombinant Chicken and Bovine Growth Hormones Accelerate Growth in Aquacultured Juvenile Pacific Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch

    Jacqueline A. Gill;John P. Sumpter;Edward M. Donaldson;Helen M. Dye

  • Influence of combinations of bovine growth hormone, 17α-methyltestosterone, and L-thyroxine on growth of yearling coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    David A. Higgs;Ulf H. M. Fagerlund;Jack R. McBride;Helen M. Dye

  • Transmission and phenotypic effects of an antifreeze/GH gene construct in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    Robert H. Devlin;Robert H. Devlin;Timothy Y. Yesaki;Timothy Y. Yesaki;Edward M. Donaldson;Edward M. Donaldson;Choy-Leong Hew;Choy-Leong Hew

  • Production of monosex female groups of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by the fertilization of normal ova with sperm from sex-reversed females

    George A. Hunter;Edward M. Donaldson;Joachim Stoss;Ian Baker

  • The comparative effectiveness of the natural and a synthetic estrogen for the direct feminization of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

    Francesc Piferrer;Edward M. Donaldson

  • A rapid PCR-based test for Y-chromosomal DNA allows simple production of all-female strains of chinook salmon

    Robert H. Devlin;B.Kelly McNeil;Igor I. Solar;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Development of sex control techniques for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) aquaculture: effects of dietary 17 α-methyltestosterone prior to sex differentiation

    Mercedes Blázquez;Francesc Piferrer;Silvia Zanuy;Manuel Carrillo

  • Absorption of bioactive proteins by the gastrointestinal tract of fish: a review.

    Ewen McLean;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Freshwater growth, smolting, and marine survival and growth of diploid and triploid coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

    R.E. Withler;T.D. Beacham;I.I. Solar;E.M. Donaldson

  • Uptake and clearance of exogenous estradiol-17β and testosterone during the early development of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), including eggs, alevins and fry

    Francesc Piferrer;Edward M. Donaldson

  • Containment of Genetically Altered Fish with Emphasis on Salmonids

    Robert H. Devlin;Edward M. Donaldson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Devlin
Robert H. Devlin Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Francesc Piferrer
Francesc Piferrer Spanish National Research Council
Silvia Zanuy
Silvia Zanuy Spanish National Research Council
Timothy J. Kieffer
Timothy J. Kieffer University of British Columbia
George K. Iwama
George K. Iwama Acadia University
Patricia M. Schulte
Patricia M. Schulte University of British Columbia
Choy L. Hew
Choy L. Hew National University of Singapore
Nancy M. Sherwood
Nancy M. Sherwood University of Victoria
Keith Langley
Keith Langley University College London
Anthony P. Farrell
Anthony P. Farrell University of British Columbia

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