Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology in Aquatic Animals, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 28
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Interests: metabolism; pharmacology; molecular biology; endocrinology; cell biology; metabolic diseases
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2. Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Interests: nutritional physiology; nutrition and immunity; aquatic metabolism; spotted seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Issue, “Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology in Aquatic Animals, 2nd Edition”, which is a continuation of a previously successful Special Issue.
Aquaculture plays a crucial role in supplying high-quality food for human consumption. However, intensive aquaculture practices, environmental factors, and the use of terrestrial dietary nutrients can lead to metabolic disorders in aquatic animals, resulting in significant economic losses. Metabolites act as direct indicators of how these animals respond to dietary nutrients and environmental factors, thus reflecting their nutritional, metabolic, and physiological status. Therefore, studying metabolites and metabolic events, along with seeking suitable therapies to alleviate harmful symptoms, is crucial for promoting healthy and sustainable aquaculture practices and ensuring food safety. Over the past few decades, numerous studies have focused on identifying metabolites in response to dietary nutrients and environmental factors for aquatic animals, along with key downstream pathways. These efforts provide insight into overall physiology, offering potential for identifying causal metabolites. However, there are still many unresolved issues and limitations in the current research.
This Special Issue of Metabolites welcomes the submission of original research findings or review articles focused on nutrition, metabolism, and physiology in aquatic animals, with scopes including, but not limited to, the following: (1) exploring new metabolites and their underlying mechanisms, investigating dietary requirements, metabolic processes, and physiological adaptation to dietary and environmental changes; (2) examining the physiological mechanisms governing nutrient absorption and energy metabolism in aquatic organisms; (3) seeking effective strategies to regulate nutrient metabolism and enhance animal health; and (4) developing new detection and data analysis tools for targeted and untargeted metabolomics analysis in aquaculture nutrition and physiology.
Dr. Renlei Ji
Dr. Xueshan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nutrition
- metabolism
- physiology
- aquaculture
- metabolome
- nutrients
- hazardous materials
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Related Special Issue
- Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology in Aquatic Animals in Metabolites (9 articles)
