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Marit Espe is affiliated with the Institute of Marine Research in Spain and specializes in research related to aquatic sciences, with a significant focus on aquaculture nutrition and growth as well as disease management in aquatic species. Their work spans a broad range of topics within agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications reflect a concentration on nutritional biochemistry and molecular pathways affecting aquatic organisms. Selected recent papers include:

  • Hydroxytyrosol Attenuates Hepatic Fat Accumulation via Activating Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Autophagy through the AMPK Pathway, 2020, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Micronutrient supplementation affects transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of lipid metabolism in a dose-dependent manner, 2020, Epigenetics
  • Dietary selenium required to achieve body homeostasis and attenuate pro-inflammatory responses in Atlantic salmon post-smolt exceeds the present EU legal limit, 2020, Aquaculture
  • Higher dietary micronutrients are required to maintain optimal performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed a high plant material diet during the full production cycle, 2020, Aquaculture
  • The stress response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): identification and functional characterization of the corticotropin-releasing factor (crf) paralogs, 2021, General and Comparative Endocrinology

Their research frequently appears in specific publication venues, including:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition
  • Aquaculture
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Epigenetics
  • British Journal Of Nutrition

Marit Espe collaborates regularly with several researchers who have co-authored many papers alongside them, such as:

  • Kaja H. Skjærven
  • Takaya Saito
  • Elisabeth Holen
  • Anne-Catrin Adam
  • Philip Antony Jesu Prabhu

Their main fields of study encompass agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these, subfields of particular focus include:

  • Aquatic Science
  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

The range of topics covered in their works includes:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Best Publications

  • Can Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) grow on diets devoid of fish meal

    Marit Espe;Andreas Lemme;Alfred Petri;Adel El-Mowafi

  • Fish Protein Hydrolysate Reduces Plasma Total Cholesterol, Increases the Proportion of HDL Cholesterol, and Lowers Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Activity in Liver of Zucker Rats

    Hege Wergedahl;Bjørn Liaset;Bjørn Liaset;Oddrun Anita Gudbrandsen;Einar Lied

  • Novel production of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) protein based on combined replacement of fish meal and fish oil with plant meal and vegetable oil blends

    B.E. Torstensen;M. Espe;M. Sanden;I. Stubhaug

  • Enzymatic hydrolysis of by‐products from the fish‐filleting industry; chemical characterisation and nutritional evaluation

    Bjoern Liaset;E Lied;M Espe

  • Nutrient utilization in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed increased levels of fish protein hydrolysate during a period of fast growth

    E.M. Hevrøy;M. Espe;R. Waagbø;K. Sandnes

  • Chemical composition and theoretical nutritional evaluation of the produced fractions from enzymic hydrolysis of salmon frames with Protamex

    Bjørn Liaset;Kåre Julshamn;Marit Espe

  • Assessment of lysine requirement for maximal protein accretion in Atlantic salmon using plant protein diets

    Marit Espe;Andreas Lemme;Alfred Petri;Adel El-Mowafi

  • Nutrient absorption and growth of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed fish protein concentrate

    M Espe;H Sveier;I Høgøy;E Lied

  • Methionine intake affect hepatic sulphur metabolism in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Marit Espe;Ernst M. Hevrøy;Bjørn Liaset;Andreas Lemme

  • Amino acid composition, protein content, and nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors of 21 seaweed species from Norwegian waters

    I. Biancarosa;I. Biancarosa;M. Espe;C. G. Bruckner;S. Heesch

  • Texture, gaping and colour of fresh and frozen Atlantic salmon flesh as affected by pre-slaughter iso-eugenol or CO2 anaesthesia

    Anders Kiessling;Marit Espe;Kari Ruohonen;Turid Mørkøre

  • Studies on the nitrogen recovery in enzymic hydrolysis of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.) frames by Protamex™ protease

    Bjørn Liaset;Ragnar Nortvedt;Einar Lied;Marit Espe

  • Dietary plant proteins and vegetable oil blends increase adiposity and plasma lipids in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).

    Bente E. Torstensen;Marit Espe;Ingunn Stubhaug;Øyvind Lie

  • Fish protein hydrolysate elevates plasma bile acids and reduces visceral adipose tissue mass in rats.

    Bjørn Liaset;Lise Madsen;Lise Madsen;Qin Hao;Gabriel Criales

  • Nutrient composition and metamorphosis success of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.) larvae fed natural zooplankton or Artemia

    K. Hamre;I. Opstad;M. Espe;J. Solbakken

  • Nutritional composition of soluble and insoluble fractions obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of fish-raw materials

    Bjørn Liaset;Marit Espe

  • Effects of short-term starvation on ghrelin, GH-IGF system, and IGF-binding proteins in Atlantic salmon

    E. M. Hevrøy;C. Azpeleta;M. Shimizu;A. Lanzén

  • Dietary protein source or energy levels have no major impact on growth performance, nutrient utilisation or flesh fatty acids composition of market-sized Senegalese sole

    L.M.P. Valente;F. Linares;J.L.R. Villanueva;J.M.G. Silva;J.M.G. Silva

  • Pre-hydrolysis improves utilisation of dietary protein in the larval teleost Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

    Sigurd K. Tonheim;Marit Espe;Kristin Hamre;Ivar Rønnestad

  • Methionine limitation results in increased hepatic FAS activity, higher liver 18:1 to 18:0 fatty acid ratio and hepatic TAG accumulation in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

    Marit Espe;Raja Mansingh Rathore;Raja Mansingh Rathore;Zhen-Yu Du;Bjørn Liaset

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivar Rønnestad
Ivar Rønnestad University of Bergen
Kristin Hamre
Kristin Hamre Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
Rune Waagbø
Rune Waagbø University of Bergen
Øyvind Lie
Øyvind Lie National Institute of Nutrition
Luís E.C. Conceição
Luís E.C. Conceição University of Algarve
Marc H.G. Berntssen
Marc H.G. Berntssen National Institute of Nutrition
Douglas R. Tocher
Douglas R. Tocher Shantou University
Anders Kiessling
Anders Kiessling Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Luisa M.P. Valente
Luisa M.P. Valente University of Porto

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