edited by C L Hew (Univ. Toronto) & G L Fletcher (Memorial Univ. Newfoundland)

Studies on transgenic fish, in contrast to mammals, are still in their infancy. However, it is evident that such fish will not only be of considerable economic benefit to aquaculture but will enable scientists to make quantum leaps in their understanding of the physiological and biochemical mechanisms unique to fish, and of the developmental biology of vertebrates in general.

The potential of transgenic fish for research and industrial development is beginning to be widely recognized. This timely volume encompasses the full spectrum of current research on transgenic fish. It will be valuable to many scientists who intend to explore the merits of the technology for the first time.

• Oogenesis Models and Gene Transfer Techniques:
  • Egg Development: From Gametes to Embryonic Development and Hatching (M Weisbart)
  • Gene Transfer and Expression in Medaka Embryos (K Ozato et al.)
• Inheritance and Expression Studies:
  • Generation of Fast Growing Transgenic Fish: Methods and Mechanisms (Z-Y Zhu)
  • Expression of Heterologous Genes in Transgenic Fish (B Moav et al.)
  • Growth Hormone Gene Transfer in Atlantic Salmon: Use of Fish Antifreeze/Growth Hormone Chimeric Gene Construct (S-J Du et al.)
  • Genetic Engineering of Freeze-Resistant Atlantic Salmon (G L Fletcher et al.)
• Ecological and Containment Considerations:
  • Ecological and Regulatory Uncertainties Associated with Transgenic Fish (E M Hallerman & A R Kapuscinski)
  • Containment of Genetically Altered Fish with Emphasis on Salmonids (R H Devlin & E M Donaldson)
  • and other papers