A complementary DNA (564 base pairs) encoding for the mature region of the growth hormone (GH) of yellowfin porgy Acanthopagrus latus was amplified by polymerase chain reaction. This resultant DNA fragment , ypmGH cDNA, was inserted into baculovirus expression vectors, pAc7 , under the control of the polyhedrin promoter. A 22 kDa pro tein, similar to that of authentic GH , was expressed intrace...

Concentrations of cadmium, cobalt, cupper, iron, manganese and nickel were determined in four organs (liver, gills, ovaries muscles) Acanthopagrus latus, which collected from Iraqi marine waters during the period between November 2010 October 2011. Heavy metals have been by means Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The fish average weight was 61.2 g length 144 mm. Nickel showed highest values ...