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Birgitta Norberg

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Department: Reproduksjon og utviklingsbiologi

Publications

Academic articles

2023

Interaction of temperature and photoperiod on male postsmolt maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Enrique Pino Martinez, Pablo Balseiro, Mitchell S. Fleming, Sigurd O. Stefansson, Birgitta Norberg, Albert Kjartan Dagbjartarson Imsland, Sigurd O. Handeland
Aquaculture 568
2023

Interaction of temperature and photoperiod on male postsmolt maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Enrique Pino Martinez, Pablo Balseiro Vigo, Mitchell Stewart Fleming, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Birgitta Norberg, Albert Imsland, Sigurd Olav Handeland
Aquaculture 568
2023

Functional Evolution of Clustered Aquaporin Genes Reveals Insights into the Oceanic Success of Teleost Eggs

Alba Ferré, Francois Chauvigné, Anna Vlasova, Birgitta Norberg, Luca Bargelloni, Roderic Guigó, Roderick Nigel Finn, Joan Cerdà
Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) 40
2023

Interaction of temperature and feed ration on male postsmolt maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Enrique Pino Martinez, Pablo Balseiro Vigo, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Nobuto Kaneko, Birgitta Norberg, Mitchell Stewart Fleming, Albert Imsland, Sigurd Olav Handeland
Aquaculture 562
2023

Atlantic salmon male post-smolt maturation can be reduced by using a 3-hour scotophase when inducing smoltification

Thomas Fraser, Tom Johnny Hansen, Birgitta Norberg, Tom Ole Nilsen, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Per Gunnar Fjelldal
Aquaculture 562
2022

Heterochiasmy and the establishment of gsdf as a novel sex determining gene in Atlantic halibut

Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Ola Wallerman, Tomasz Furmanek, Lene Kleppe, Patric Jern, Andreas Wallberg, Erik Nordtorp Kjærner-Semb, Stig Mæhle, Sara Olausson, Elisabeth Sundström, Torstein Harboe, Ragnfrid Mangor-Jensen, Margareth Møgster Drønen, Prescilla Perrichon, Birgitta Norberg, Carl-Johan Rubin
PLoS Genetics 18
2022

Long-term feeding of Atlantic salmon with varying levels of dietary EPA+DHA alters the mineral status, but does not affect the stress responses after mechanical delousing stress

Chandrasekar Selvam, P. Antony Jesu Prabhu, Esmail Lutfi Royo, Trygve Sigholt, Birgitta Norberg, Grete Bæverfjord, Grethe Rosenlund, Bente Synnøve Ruyter, Nini Sissener
British Journal of Nutrition 128 p. 2291-2307
2022

Pituitary Gonadotropin Gene Expression During Induced Onset of Postsmolt Maturation in Male Atlantic Salmon: In Vivo and Tissue Culture Studies

Diego Crespo, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Erik Nordtorp Kjærner-Semb, Ozlem Yilmaz, Birgitta Norberg, Sara Olausson, Petra Vogelsang, Jan Bogerd, Lene Kleppe, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Eva Andersson, Anna Wargelius, Tom Johnny Hansen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Rüdiger W. Schulz
Frontiers in Endocrinology 13
2022

Full production cycle performance of gene-edited, sterile Atlantic salmon - growth, smoltification, welfare indicators and fillet composition

Lene Kleppe, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Eva Andersson, Tom Johnny Hansen, Monica Sanden, Aina Bruvik, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Tomasz Furmanek, Erik Nordtorp Kjærner-Semb, Diego Crespo, Simon Flavell, Audun Østby Pedersen, Petra Vogelsang, Anja Torsvik, Karen Anita Kvestad, Sara Olausson, Birgitta Norberg, Rüdiger W. Schulz, J. Bogerd, N. Santi, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Anna Wargelius
Aquaculture 560
2022

Quantitative proteome profiling reveals molecular hallmarks of egg quality in Atlantic halibut: impairments of transcription and protein folding impede protein and energy homeostasis during early development

Ozlem Yilmaz, Anders Mangor-Jensen, Torstein Harboe, Margareth Møgster Drønen, Ragnfrid Mangor-Jensen, Olav Mjaavatten, Even Birkeland, Endy Spriet, Linda Sandven, Tomasz Furmanek, Frode Steingrimsen Berven, Anna Wargelius, Birgitta Norberg
BMC Genomics 23
2022

The Piwil1 N domain is required for germ cell survival in Atlantic salmon

Fernanda Loureiro Almeida, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Eva Andersson, Lene Kleppe, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Birgitta Norberg, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Anna Wargelius
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 10
2022

Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus reproduction: Pituitary gene expression, physiological and morphological changes accompanying gonadal maturation

Eva Andersson, Elsa Denker, Birgitta Norberg, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Sara Olausson, Anders Thorsen, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Albert Imsland
Aquaculture 566:739162 p. 1-15
2022

Pituitary gonadotropin gene expression during induced onset of postsmolt maturation in male Atlantic salmon: in vivo and tissue culture studies

Crespo, D., Skaftnesmo, K.O., Kjærner-Semb, E., Yilmaz, Ö., Norberg, B., Olausson, S., Vogelsang, P., Bogerd, J., Kleppe, L., Edvardsen, R.B., Andersson, E., Wargelius, A., Hansen, T.J., Fjelldal, P.G., and Schulz, R.W
Front. Endocrinol. – Reproduction
2022

Long-term feeding of Atlantic salmon with varying levelse of dietary EPA+DHA alters the mineral status, but does not affect the stress response after mechanical delousing stress

Chandrasekar, S., Prabhu, A.J., Lutfi, E., Sigholt, T., Norberg, B., Bæverfjord, G., Rosenlund, G., Ruyter, B., and Sissener, N
British Journal of Nutrition p. 1-42
2022

Heterochiasmy and the establishment of gsdf as a novel sex determining gene in Atlantic halibut.

Edvardsen, R.B., Wallerman, O., Furmanek, T., Kleppe, L., Jern, P., Wallberg, A., Kjaerner-Semb, E., Maehle, S., Olausson, S.K., Sundstrom, E., Harboe, T., Mangor-Jensen, R., Mogster, M., Perrichon, P., Norberg, B., and Rubin, C-J
PLOS Genetics February 2022
2021

Loss of stra8 Increases Germ Cell Apoptosis but Is Still Compatible With Sperm Production in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Diego Crespo, Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Birgitta Norberg, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Johnny Hansen, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Anna Wargelius
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 9
2021

The stress response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): identification and functional characterization of the corticotropin-releasing factor (crf) paralogs

Floriana Lai, Muhammad Rahmad Royan, Ana S. Gomes, Marit Espe, Anders Aksnes, Birgitta Norberg, Virginie Gelebart, Ivar Rønnestad
General and Comparative Endocrinology 313 p. 1-13
2021

The lipid metabolism of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.) larvae determined by 14C in vivo incubations

Diana B. Reis, José A. Pérez, Kristin Hamre, Nieves G. Acosta, Birgitta Norberg, Torstein Harboe, Covadonga Rodríguez
Aquaculture 540 p. 1-9
2021

Insulin-like 3 affects zebrafish spermatogenic cells directly and via Sertoli cells

Diego Crespo, Luiz H. C. Assis, Yu Ting Zhang, Diego Safian, Tomasz Furmanek, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Birgitta Norberg, Wei Ge, Yung-Ching Choi, Marjo J. den Broeder, Juliette Legler, Jan Bogerd, Rüdiger W Schulz
Communications Biology 4 p. 1-13
2021

Can improved nutrition for Atlantic salmon in freshwater increase fish robustness, survival and growth after seawater transfer?

Nini Sissener, Kristin Hamre, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, P. Antony Jesu Philip, Marit Espe, L. Miao, Erik Höglund, Christina Sørensen, Kaja Skjærven, Elisabeth Holen, S. Subramanian, V. Vikeså, Birgitta Norberg, Sofie Remø
Aquaculture 542
2021

). Insulin-like 3 affects zebrafish spermatogenic cells directly and via Sertoli cells.

Crespo, D., Assis, L., Zhang, Y.T., Safian, D., Furmanek, T., Skaftnesmo, K.O., Norberg, B., Ge, W., Choi, Y-C., den Broeder, M., Legler, J., Bogerd, J., and Schulz, R.W.
Comm. Biol 4 p. Article no 4
2020

Change in nutrient composition of Artemia grown for 3–4 days and effects of feeding on-grown Artemia on performance of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.) larvae

Kristin Hamre, Børre Erstad, Jori de Kok, Birgitta Norberg, Torstein Harboe
Aquaculture Nutrition 26 p. 1542-1554
2020

Change in nutrient composition in Artemia grown for 3 – 4 days and effects of on-grown Artemia on performance of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) larvae.

Hamre, K., Erstad, B., de Kok, J., Norberg, B., and Harboe, T.
Aquaculture Nutrition 26(5) p. 1542-1554
2020

PGE2 inhibits spermatogonia differentiation in zebrafish: interaction with Fsh and an androgen

Diego Crespo, Moline Lemos, Yu Zhang, Diego Safian, Lena Birgitta Norberg, Jan Bogerd, Rüdiger W. Schulz
Journal of Endocrinology 244 p. 163-175
2019

Entry into puberty is reflected in changes in hormone production but not in testicular receptor expression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Rüdiger W. Schulz, Geir Lasse Taranger, Jan Bogerd, Wouter Nijenhuis, Birgitta Norberg, Rune Male, Eva Andersson
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 17:48 p. 1-16
2019

Termination of puberty in out-of-season male Atlantic salmon smolts

Thomas Fraser, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Birgitta Norberg, Tom Johnny Hansen
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 232 p. 60-66
2019

The use of photoperiods to provide year round spawning in lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus

Albert Imsland, Thor Arne Hangstad, Thor Magne Jonassen, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Tom Ole Nilsen, Peter Hovgaard, Tor Anders Elvegård, Ken Ståle Lindberg, Bjørn Mikalsen, Tonje Cecilie Urskog, Birgitta Norberg, Eva Andersson, Frank Spetland, Patrick Reynolds
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 228 p. 62-70
2018

Framtidsrettet matproduksjon i kyst og fjord – En vurdering av muligheter for økt sjømatproduksjon i Norge

Ole Torrissen, Lena Birgitta Norberg, Kiron Viswanath, Tore Strohmeier, Øivind Strand, Lars Johan Naustvoll, Terje Svåsand
Rapport fra havforskningen
2018

Sexual maturation and smoltification in domesticated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) - is there a developmental conflict?

Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Tom Ole Nilsen, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Tom Johnny Hansen
Physiological Reports 6 p. 1-18
2018

Structural and functional maturation of skin during metamorphosis in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Ricardo N. Alves, Kristina S. Sundell, Liliana Anjos, Henrik Sundh, Torstein Harboe, Birgitta Norberg, Deborah M. Power
Cell and Tissue Research 372 p. 469-492
2017

Sex steroid production associated with puberty is absent in germ cellfree salmon

Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Rolf Edvardsen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Birgitta Norberg, Jan Bogerd, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Anna Wargelius
Scientific Reports 7
2017

Effects of dietary arachidonic acid on the reproductive physiology of female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Birgitta Norberg, Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Anders Thorsen, Grethe Rosenlund, Kristin Hamre
General and Comparative Endocrinology 250 p. 21-35
2017

Effects of dietary arachidonic acid on the reproductive physiology og female Atlantic cod

Norberg, B., Kleppe, L., Andersson, E., Thorsen, A., Rosenlund, G., Hamre, K.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 250 p. 21-35
2017

Duplication of Dio3 genes in teleost fish and their divergent expression in skin during flatfish metamorphosis

R.N Alves, J.C.R. Cardoso, Torstein Harboe, R.S.T. Martins, M. Manchado, Birgitta Norberg, D.M. Power
General and Comparative Endocrinology 246 p. 279-293
2017

Timecourse of oocyte development in saithe Pollachius virens

Jon Egil Skjæraasen, Jennifer Ann Devine, Jane Aanestad Godiksen, Merete Fonn, Håkon Magne Otterå, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Birgitta Norberg, Øystein Langangen, Ørjan Karlsen
Journal of Fish Biology 90 p. 109-128
2016

Advances in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) research: the DIVERSIFY project

Birgitta Norberg, Torstein Harboe, Audun Helge Nerland, Sonal Patel, Kristin Hamre, Børre Erstad, C.C Mylonas
Special Publications (European Aquaculture Society)
2016

Effects of temperature on the final stages of sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Erik J.M Vikingstad, Eva Andersson, Tom Johnny Hansen, Birgitta Norberg, Ian Mayer, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Geir Lasse Taranger
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 42 p. 895-907
2015

Environmental impacts on the gonadotropic system in female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) during vitellogenesis: Photothermal effects on pituitary gonadotropins, ovarian gonadotropin receptor expression, plasma sex steroids and oocyte growth

Geir Lasse Taranger, Simon Muncaster, Birgitta Norberg, Anders Thorsen, Eva Andersson
General and Comparative Endocrinology 221 p. 86-93
2014

Continuous light affects onset of puberty and associated changes in pituitary gonadotropin subunit transcript levels, and plasma estradiol-17β and testosterone levels in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) females

Ørjan Karlsen, Christian Mittelholzer, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger
Aquaculture 424-425 p. 95-103
2013

Long-term effect of photoperiod manipulation on growth, maturation and flesh quality in turbot

Albert Imsland, Snorri Gunnarsson, Bjørn Roth, Atle Foss, Soizic Le Deuff, Birgitta Norberg, Helgi Thorarensen, Thomas Helming
Aquaculture 416 p. 152-160
2013

Short-term exposure to continuous light delays sexual maturation and increases growth of Atlantic cod in sea pens

Albert Imsland, Henriette Hansen, Atle Foss, Erik Vikingstad, Bjørn Roth, Marit Bjørnevik, Mark Darryn Powell, Christel Solberg, Birgitta Norberg
Aquaculture Research 44 p. 1665-1676
2013

Pituitary gonadotropin and ovarian gonadotropin receptor transcript levels: Seasonal and photoperiod-induced changes in the reproductive physiology of female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Eva Andersson, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Rune Male, Jan Bogerd, Danielle Patina, Susana Benedet, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger
General and Comparative Endocrinology 191 p. 247-258
2013

Natural sex change in the temperate protogynous Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta

Simon Muncaster, Birgitta Norberg, Eva Andersson
Journal of Fish Biology 82 p. 1858-1870
2013

Cortisol treatment of prespawning female cod affects cytogenesis related factors in eggs and embryos

Lene Kleppe, Ørjan Karlsen, Rolf Edvardsen, Birgitta Norberg, Eva Andersson, Geir Lasse Taranger, Anna Wargelius
General and Comparative Endocrinology 189 p. 84-95
2013

Differential regulation of GnRH ligand and receptor genes in the brain and pituitary of Atlantic cod exposed to different photoperiod

Jon Paul Hildahl, Geir Lasse Taranger, Birgitta Norberg, Trude M Haug, Finn-Arne Weltzien
General and Comparative Endocrinology 180 p. 7-14
2012

Effect of different feeding regimes on growth in juvenile Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L

Henriette Hanssen, Albert Imsland, Atle Foss, Erik Vikingstad, Marit Bjørnevik, Christel Solberg, Bjørn Roth, Birgitta Norberg, Mark Darryn Powell
Aquaculture 364-365 p. 298-304
2012

Induced sex reversal using an aromatase inhibitor, Fadrozole, in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Joanna Babiak, Igor Babiak, Solveig van Nes, Torstein Harboe, Trine Haugen, Birgitta Norberg
Aquaculture 324-325 p. 276-280
2012

Sex-biased miRNA expression in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) brain and gonads

Teshome Bizuayehu, Joanna Babiak, Birgitta Norberg, Jorge Fernandes, Steinar Johansen, Igor Babiak
Sexual Development 6 p. 257-266
2012

The effect of dietary lipid content and stress on egg quality in farmed Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

André Sture Bogevik, Silvestre Ramos Natario, Ørjan Karlsen, Anders Thorsen, Kristin Hamre, Grethe Rosenlund, Birgitta Norberg
Journal of Fish Biology 81 p. 1391-1405
2011

The production of hermaphrodites of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by masculinization with orally administered 17-α-methyltestosterone, and subsequent production of all-female cod

Trine Haugen, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger
Aquaculture 311 p. 248-254
2011

Dual Neofunctionalization of a Rapidly Evolving Aquaporin-1 Paralog Resulted in Constrained and Relaxed Traits Controlling Channel Function during Meiosis Resumption in Teleosts

Cinta Zapater, François Chauvigné, Birgitta Norberg, Roderick Nigel Finn, Joan Cerdà
Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) 28 p. 3151-3169
2011

Four gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor genes in Atlantic cod are differentially expressed in the brain and pituitary during puberty

Jon Hildahl, Guro Katrine Sandvik, Rolf Edvardsen, Birgitta Norberg, Trude M Haug, Finn-Arne Weltzien
General and Comparative Endocrinology 173 p. 333-345
2011

Identification and gene expression analysis of three GnRH genes in female Atlantic cod during puberty provides insight into GnRH variant gene loss in fish

Jon Hildahl, Guro Katrine Sandvik, Rolf Edvardsen, Cathrine Elisabeth Fagernes, Birgitta Norberg, Trude M Haug, Finn-Arne Weltzien
General and Comparative Endocrinology 172 p. 458-467
2010

The reproductive cycle of female Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, in high latitude, temperate waters

Simon Muncaster, Eva Andersson, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Geir Lasse Taranger, Anne Berit Skiftesvik, Birgitta Norberg
Journal of Fish Biology p. 494-511
2010

Control of puberty in farmed fish

Geir Lasse Taranger, Manuel Carrillo, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Pascal Fontaine, Silvia Zanuy, Alicia Felip, Finn-Arne Weltzien, Sylvie Dufour, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg, Eva Andersson, Tom Hansen
General and Comparative Endocrinology 165 p. 483-515
2010

The reproductive cycle of female Ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta in high latitude, temperate waters

Simon Muncaster, E Andersson, Olav S Kjesbu, Geir Lasse Taranger, Anne Berit Skiftesvik, B Norberg
Journal of Fish Biology 77 p. 494-511
2009

Quantification of gonadotropin subunits GP alpha, FSH beta, and LH beta mRNA expression from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) throughout a reproductive cycle

C Mittelholzer, Eva Andersson, Geir Lasse Taranger, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 153 p. 288-295
2009

Molecular characterization and quantification of the gonadotropin receptors FSH-R and LH-R from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Christian Mittelholzer, Eva Andersson, Geir Lasse Taranger, D Consten, T Hirai, B Senthilkumaran, Y Nagahama, Birgitta Norberg
General and Comparative Endocrinology 160 p. 47-58
2009

Photoperiod-modulated testis maturation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua, L.)

Fernanda Ferreira Loureiro de Almeida, Geir Lasse Taranger, Birgitta Norberg, Ørjan Karlsen, Jan Bogerd, Rüdiger W. Schulz
Biology of Reproduction 80 p. 631-640
2009

Long-term effect of photoperiod manipulation on growth, maturation and flesh quality in Atlantic halibut

Albert Imsland, Bjørn Roth, Atle Foss, Erik J.M Vikingstad, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Skjalg Pedersen, Trond Sandvik, Birgitta Norberg
Aquaculture Research 40 p. 1260-1269
2009

Compensatory growth in Atlantic halibut: Effect of starvation and subsequent feeding on growth, maturation, feed utilization and flesh quality

Atle Foss, Albert Imsland, Erik J.M Vikingstad, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Birgitta Norberg, Skjalg Pedersen, Trond Sandvik, Bjørn Roth
Aquaculture 290 p. 304-310
2008

Effects of a high plant protein diet on the somatotropic system and cholecystokinin in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).

Hevrøy, E. M., El-Mofawi, A., Taylor, R., Norberg, B. and Espe, M.
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 151 p. 621-627.
2008

Vitellogenin, steroid plasma levels and spawning performance of cultured female Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).

Guzman, J. M., Norberg, B., Ramos, J., Mylonas, C.C. and Mañanos, E. (2008).
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 156 p. 285-297
2008

Restricted fish feeding reduces cod otolith opacity

Hans Høie, Arild Folkvord, Henrik Mosegaard, Lingbo Li, Lise A. Worsøe Clausen, Birgitta Norberg, Audrey Geffen
Journal of Applied Ichthyology 24 p. 138-143
2008

Plasma insulin-like growth factor-I concentrations and growth in juvenile halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus): Effects of photoperiods and feeding regimes

Albert Imsland, Atle Foss, Bjørn Roth, Sigurd Stefansson, Erik J.M Vikingstad, Skjalg Pedersen, Trond Sandvik, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 151 p. 66-70
2008

The combined effects of temperature and GnRHa treatment on the final stages of sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) females

Erik J.M Vikingstad, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Ian Mayer, Ulrike Klenke, Yonathan Zohar, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Geir Lasse Taranger
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 34 p. 289-298
2007

Effects of alkylphenols on the reproductive system of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Sonnich Meier, Tom Einar Andersen, Birgitta Norberg, Anders Thorsen, Geir Lasse Taranger, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Roy Dale, Hugh Craig Morton, Jarle Klungsøyr, Asbjørn Svardal
Aquatic Toxicology 81 p. 207-218
2007

Lysine intake affects gene expression of anabolic hormones in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Hevrøy, E. M., El-Mofawi, A., Taylor, R., Olsvik, P. A., Norberg, B. and Espe, M.
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 152 p. 39-46
2007

Effects of alkylphenols on the reproductive system of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

Meier, S., Andersen, T.E., Norberg, B., Thorsen, A., Taranger, G.L., Kjesbu, O.S., Dahle, R., Morton, H.C., Klungsøyr, J. and Svardal, A.
Aquat. Toxicol 81 p. 207-218
2007

20b-HSD and CYP19A1 are differentially expressed during maturation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Christian Mittelholzer, Eva Andersson, D Consten, T Hirai, Y Nagahama, Birgitta Norberg
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 39 p. 319-328
2006

Using global genome approaches to address problems in cod mariculture.

Goetz F. W., McCauley L., Goetz G. W. and Norberg B.
ICES J. Mar. Sci. 63 p. 393-399
2006

Effects of photoperiod and exercise on growth, liver size, and age at puberty in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Geir Lasse Taranger
ICES Journal of Marine Science 63 p. 355-364
2006

Compensatory growth and fillet crude composition in juvenile Atlantic halibut: Effects of short term starvation periods and subsequent feeding

Andreas Heide, Atle Foss, Sigurd Stefansson, Ian Mayer, Birgitta Norberg, Bjørn Roth, Mads D. Jenssen, Ragnar Nortvedt, Albert Imsland
Aquaculture 261 p. 109-117
2006

Growth, feed conversion efficiency and growth heterogeneity in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) reared at three different photoperiods

Albert Imsland, Atle Foss, Sigurd Stefansson, Ian Mayer, Birgitta Norberg, Bjørn Roth, Mads D. Jenssen
Aquaculture Research 37 p. 1099-1106
2004

Characterization of the cod (Gadus morhua) Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory (StAR) Protein sheds light on StAR gene structure in fish.

Goetz F W, Norberg B, McCauley L and Iliev D.
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 137 p. 351-362.
2004

The effect of photoperiod on sexual maturation, appetite and growth in wild atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L)

Jon Egil Skjæraasen, Anne Gro Vea Salvanes, Ørjan Karlsen, Geir Dahle, Trygve Nilsen, Birgitta Norberg
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 30 p. 163-174
2004

The brain-pituitary-gonad axis in male teleosts, with special emphasis on the flatfish (Pleuronectiformes)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Eva Andersson, Øivind Andersen, K Schalchian-Tabrizi, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Comparative Physiology 137 p. 447-477
2004

The brain-pituitary-gonad axis in male teleosts, with special emphasis on flatfish (pleuronectiformes)

FA Weltzien, E Andersson, O Andersen, Kamran Shalchian-Tabrizi, B Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 137 p. 447-477
2004

Effects of photoperiod, temperature and GnRHa treatment on the reproductive physiology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) broodstock

GL Taranger, Erik J.M Vikingstad, U Klenke, Ian Mayer, Sigurd Stefansson, Birgitta Norberg, Tone Hansen, Y Zohar, E Andersson
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 28 p. 403-406
2004

Photoperiod regulates the timing of sexual maturation, spawning, sex steroid and thyroid hormone profiles in the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Birgitta Norberg, Christopher L. Brown, Olafur Halldorsson, Kjetil Stensland, Björn Thrandur Björnsson
Aquaculture 229 p. 451-467
2003

Molecular characterization and expression of FSHbeta, LHbeta, and common alpha-subunit in male Atlantic halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Øivind Andersen, Tamae Kobayashi, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg
General and Comparative Endocrinology 131 p. 87-96
2003

Gonadal development and associated changes in relative liver size and sexual steroids during the reproductive cycle of captive male and female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Roy Dahle, Geir Lasse Taranger, Ørjan Karlsen, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Comparative Physiology 136 p. 641-653
2003

Effects of photoperiod, temperature and GnRHa treatment on the reproductive physiology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) broodstock

Geir Lasse Taranger, E. Vikingstad, U Klenke, Ian Mayer, S.O Stefansson, Birgitta Norberg, Tom Johnny Hansen, Y Zohar, Eva Andersson
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 28 p. 403-406
2003

Molecular characterization and expression of FSHbeta, LHbeta, and common alpha-subunit in male Atlantic halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Tamae Kobayashi, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Øivind Andersen
General and Comparative Endocrinology 131 p. 87-96
2003

Identification and localization of eight distinct hormone-producing cell types in the pituitary of male Atlantic halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Øivind Andersen, Birgitta Norberg, Jon Vidar Helvik, Penny Swanson, Eva Andersson
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 134 p. 315-327
2003

Isolation and characterization of FSH and LH from pituitary glands of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Birgitta Norberg, Penny Swanson
General and Comparative Endocrinology 131 p. 97-105
2003

Growth patterns and plasma levels of testoterone, 11-ketotestosterone, and IGF-1 in male Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) from juvenile stages throughout sexual development

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 28 p. 227-228
2002

Different iodine and thyroid hormone levels between Atlantic halibut larvae fed wild zooplankton or Artemia from first exogenous feeding until post metamorphosis

J.S. Solbakken, Marc Berntssen, Birgitta Norberg, Karin Pittman, Kristin Hamre
Journal of Fish Biology 61 p. 1345-1362
2002

Different iodine and thyroid hormone levels between Atlantic halibut larvae fed wild zooplankton or Artemia from first exogenous feeding until post metamorphosis.

Solbakken J S, Berntssen M H G, Norberg B, Pittman K and Hamre K
J Fish Biol. 61 p. 1345-1362
2002

In vivo oocyte hydration in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). Proteolytic liberation of free amino acids, and ion transport are driving forces for osmotic water influx

Roderick Nigel Finn, Gunn Østby, Birgitta Norberg, Hans Jørgen Fyhn
Journal of Experimental Biology 205 p. 211-224
2002

Kinetics and fates of ammonia, urea, and uric acid during oocyte maturation and ontogeny of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Bendik Fyhn Terjesen, Roderick Nigel Finn, Birgitta Norberg, Ivar Rønnestad
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry 131A p. 443-455
2002

Spermatogenesis and related plasma androgen levels in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Finn-Arne Weltzien, Geir Lasse Taranger, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 132 p. 567-575
2001

Effects of photoperiod on sexual maturation and somatic growth in male Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Birgitta Norberg, Finn-Arne Weltzien, Ørjan Karlsen, Jens Christian Holm
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 129 p. 357-365
2000

Environmental influences on melatonin secretion in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) and their relevance to commercial culture

Mark Porter, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Gunnar Nyhammer, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg, Nial Bromage
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 23 p. 191-200
2000

Detection and basic properties of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase III during teleost ontogeny: a case study in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Bendik Fyhn Terjesen, I Rønnestad, Birgitta Norberg, Paul M. Anderson
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 126 p. 521-535
1999

Thyroxine as a mediator in the metamorphosis of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.).

Solbakken J S, Norberg B, Watanabe K and Pittman K
Env. Biol. Fish. 56 p. 53-65.
1999

Yolk protein hydrolysis and oocyte free amino acids as key features in the adaptive evolution of teleost fishes to seawater

HJ Fyhn, RN Finn, M Reith, Birgitta Norberg
Sarsia 84 p. 451-456
1998

Photoperiod control of sexual maturation of the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus): Plasma thyroid hormone and calcium levels.

Bjørnsson B Th, Halldorsson O, Haux C, Norberg B and Brown C. L. .
Aquaculture 166 p. 117-140
1997

Isolation, characterization and radioimmunoassay of Atlantic halibut somatolactin and plasma levels during stress and reproduction in flatfish.

Johnson L L, Norberg B, Willis M. L, Zebrowski H and Swanson P
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 105 p. 194-209.
1996

Oocyte size and structure in relation to blood plasma steroid hormones in individually monitored, spawning Atlantic cod

Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, Harald Kryvi, Birgitta Norberg
Journal of Fish Biology 49 p. 1197-1215
1996

Oocyte size and structure in relation to blood plasma steroid hormones in individually monitored, spawning Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Kjesbu O S, Kryvi H and Norberg B
J. Fish Biol. 49(6) p. 1197-1215.
1996

Successful first feeding of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) larvae from a photoperiod adjusted broodstock.

Næss T, Harboe T, Mangor-Jensen A, Naas K E & Norberg B
Prog. Fish Cult. 58 p. 212-214
1996

Fatty-acid composition of ovulated eggs from wild and cultured turbot (Scophtalmus maximus) in relation to yolk and oil globule lipids

Silversand C, Norberg B and Haux C
Mar. Biol. 125 p. 269-278
1995

Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) vitellogenin: Induction, isolation and partial characterization.

Norberg B
Fish Physiol. Biochem 14(1) p. 1-13.
1994

Isolation, partial characterization, induction, and the occurence in plasma of the major vitelline envelope proteins in the Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) during sexual maturation.

Hyllner S J, Norberg B and Haux C.
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci 51(8) p. 1700-1707
1992

Seasonal reproduction and plasma sex steroid and vitellogenin levels in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).

Methven D A, Crim L W, Norberg B, Brown J A, Goff G P and Huse I
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49(4) p. 754-759
1991

Ovulatory rythms and egg viability in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).

Birgitta Norberg, Vibeke Valkner, Janne Huse, Ingve Karlsen, Guri L Grung
Aquaculture 97 p. 365-371
1989

Changes in plasma vitellogenin, sex steroids, calcitonin and thyroid hormones related to sexual maturation in female brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Birgitta Norberg, Björn Thrandur Björnsson, Christopher L Brown, Leonard J. Deftos, Ulf Peter Wichardt, Carl Haux
General and Comparative Endocrinology 75 p. 316-326
1988

An homologous radioimmunoassay for brown trout vitellogenin

Birgitta Norberg, C Haux
Fish Physiology & Biochemistry 5 p. 59-68
1985

The influence of estradiol-17 on the liver content of protein, glycogen and nucleic acids in juvenile rainbow trout, Salmo gairdnerii.

C. Haux, Birgitta Norberg
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 81 p. 275-279
1985

Induction, isolation and a characterization of the lipid content of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdnerii) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) vitellogenin

Birgitta Norberg, C Haux
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 81 p. 869-876

Other journal contributions

2019

Corrigendum to “Termination of puberty in out-of-season male Atlantic salmon smolts” (Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A (2019) 232 (60–66), (S1095643318302010), (10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.03.011))

Thomas Fraser, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Birgitta Norberg, Tom Johnny Hansen
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 235 p. 227-228
2019

Correction to: Entry into puberty is reflected in changes in hormone production but not in testicular receptor expression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology) 2019 17 (48) DOI: 10.1186/s12958-019-0493-8)

Rüdiger W. Schulz, Geir Lasse Taranger, Jan Bogerd, Wouter Nijenhuis, Birgitta Norberg, Rune Male, Eva Andersson
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 17

Academic lectures

1996

Photoperiod controls the timing of reproduction in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

Norberg B, Haux C and Bjørnsson B Th
Thomas, P. and Goetz, F. W. (Eds): Proceedings from the Vth International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology in Fish, Austin, Texas. p. 167-169

Scientific lectures

2023

Functional Evolution of Clustered Aquaporin Genes Reveals Insights into the Oceanic Success of Teleost Eggs.

Ferré, A., Chauvigné F., Vlasova, A., Norberg, B., Bargelloni, L., Guigó, R., Finn, R.N., and Cerda, J.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 (4)
2022

Exploring central and peripheral appetite-regulating peptides in the brain and gastrointestinal tract in grow-out Atlantic halibut

Endre Lygre, Ana S. Gomes, Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga, Birgitta Norberg, Jonatan Nilsson, Ivar Rønnestad
2022

Atlantic cod facing climate-driven warming: Reproductive physiology under challenging environmental conditions

A. Maud, Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Ørjan Karlsen, Paul Whatmore, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Artem Nedoluzhko, Kaja Helvik Skjærven, Jon Egil Skjæraasen, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu
2022

Exploring central and peripheral appetite-regulating peptides in the brain and gastrointestinal tract in grow-out Atlantic halibut

Endre Lygre, Ana Cristina Da Silva Gomes, Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga, Birgitta Norberg, Jonatan Nilsson, Ivar Rønnestad
2021

Gastric evacuation in three sizes of grow-out Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus fed different pellets sizes

Endre Lygre, Ana S. Gomes, Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga, Birgitta Norberg, Jonatan Nilsson, Prescilla Perrichon, Ivar Rønnestad
2019

How will ocean warming affect the reproductive performance of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua?

Maud Alix, Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Ørjan Karlsen, Jon Egil Skjæraasen, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu
2017

Recirculation RAS vs. Flow Through ft systems during yolk sac and first feeding stages: effects on rearing systems bacteriology and survival, quality and growth of Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus larvae.

Torstein Harboe, Sonal Patel, Audun Helge Nerland, Nina Sandlund, Øivind Bergh, Birgitta Norberg
2016

Solving bottlenecks in commercial production of Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus: The Diversify project

Birgitta Norberg, Øivind Bergh, Børre Erstad, Torstein Harboe, Constantinos Mylonas, Sonal Patel, Nina Sandlund, Audun Helge Nerland, Kristin Hamre
2016

Adaptive plasticity in Atlantic salmon- genetic predisposition of time at maturity and environmental triggers

Rolf Edvardsen, Erik Nordtorp Kjærner-Semb, Fernando Ayllon, Tomasz Furmanek, Tom Johnny Hansen, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Carl Johan Rubin, Lene Kleppe, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Elin Sørhus, Faezeh Mohammadi, Geir Dahle, Vidar Wennevik, Monica Favnebøe Solberg, Kevin Glover, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger, Eva Andersson, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Anna Wargelius
2016

Androgens up-regulate freshwater ion transporters in seawater acclimated Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Tom Ole Nilsen, Eva Andersson, Stephen D. McCormick, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Michelle C. Melo, Geir Lasse Taranger, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Birgitta Norberg, H. Sundh, K. Sundell, Sigurd O Handeland, Rüdiger Schultz
2016

Effects of androgens on osmoregulatory mechanisms in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Tom Ole Nilsen, H. Sundh, E. Andersson, K. Sundell, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, S.D. McCormick, G.L. Taranger, Michelle C. Melo, P.G Fjelldal, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Birgitta Norberg, R.W. Schulz
2015

Solving bottlenecks in commercial production of Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus L: The Diversify project.

Birgitta Norberg, Øivind Bergh, Børre Erstad, Torstein Harboe, Constantinos Mylonas, Sonal Patel, Nina Sandlund, Audun Helge Nerland, Kristin Hamre
2014

Effects of androgens and cortisol on gill ion transporters and osmoregulatory capacity in atlantic salmon

Tom Ole Nilsen, Eva Andersson, Henrik Sundh, Geir Lasse Taranger, RW Schulz, Kristina Sundell, Birgitta Norberg, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, S.O. Handeland, Sigurd Olav Stefansson
2014

Tidlig kjønnsmodning påvirker laksens evne til å regulere vann- og salt balansen i sjø - et velferdsproblem?

Tom Ole Nilsen, Eva Andersson, Henrik Sundh, Kristina Sundell, Geir Lasse Taranger, RW Schulz, Birgitta Norberg, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Lars O.E. Ebbesson, Sigurd Olav Stefansson
2014

The impact of environmental factors on the gonadotropic system in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Eva Andersson, Jan Bogerd, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger
2010

Atlantic halibut aquaporins: Molecular characterization and role during oocyte hydration

Cinta Zapater, Roderick Nigel Finn, Birgitta Norberg, Joan Cerdà
2009

Effect of graded levels of arachidonic acid on reproductive physiology, spawning performance, and egg quality of Atlantic cod

Lena Birgitta Norberg, Kristin Hamre, Hernandez Pedro W Araujo, Terje van der Meeren, Grethe Rosenlund
2000

Oocyte hydration as a key feature in the adaptive evolution of teleost fishes to seawater

Roderick Nigel Finn, Hans Jørgen Fyhn, Birgitta Norberg, Michael Reith, Janet Munholland
Norberg B, O S Kjesbu, G L Taranger; E Andersson and S O Stefansson (Eds.): Reproductive Physiology of Fish. John Grieg Forlag A/S
1997

Thyroid hormones control metamorphosis in Atlantic halibut

J. Solbakken, A.K. Pittman, Birgitta Norberg, A. Jelmert, T. Harboe, A. Magnor-Jensen
1997

Controlled metamorphosis in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

J. Solbakken, A.K. Pittman, Birgitta Norberg

Poster

2021

Long-term performance of gene edited, sterile Atlantic salmon - growth, smoltification, welfare indicators and fillet composition.

Lene Kleppe, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Eva Andersson, Tom Johnny Hansen, Monica Sanden, Aina Bruvik, Kai Ove Skaftnesmo, Tomasz Furmanek, Erik Nordtorp Kjærner-Semb, Diego Crespo, Simon Flavell, Audun Ø. Pedersen, Petra Vogelsang, Anne Torsvik, Sara Olausson, Birgitta Norberg, Rüdiger W. Schulz, Jan Bogerd, Nina Santi, Rolf Brudvik Edvardsen, Anna Wargelius
2019

From oogenesis to embryonic development: How climate change may affect reproductive performance of Atlantic cod

Maud Alix, Lene Kleppe, Eva Andersson, Birgitta Norberg, Ørjan Karlsen, Anders Thorsen, Jon Egil Skjæraasen, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu
2011

Effect of dietary lipid levels on sexual maturation and fecundity in female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

André Sture Bogevik, Ørjan Karlsen, Eva Andersson, Anders Thorsen, Kristin Hamre, Grethe Rosenlund, Lena Birgitta Norberg
2011

The link between broodstock stress and offspring developmental potential in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L

Lene Kleppe, Ørjan Karlsen, Rolf Edvardsen, Øyvind Drivenes, Birgitta Norberg, Geir Lasse Taranger, Anna Wargelius
2000

Osmotic aspects of final oocyte maturation in Atlantic halibut

Gunn Østby, Roderick Nigel Finn, Birgitta Norberg, Hans Jørgen Fyhn

Reports and dissertations

2018

Framtidsrettet matproduksjon i kyst og fjord – En vurdering av muligheter for økt sjømatproduksjon i Norge

Ole Torrissen, Birgitta Norberg, Viswanath Kiron, Tore Strohmeier, Øivind Strand, Lars Johan Naustvoll, Terje Svåsand
2006

Reproduction and Breeding in marine Fish. Final Report for Project No. 139630, 2000 - 2005 to Norwegian Resaerch Council

Birgitta Norberg, Bjarne Gjerde, Elin Kjørsvik
2003

Handlingsplan for FoU-innsats innen fôrressurser til akvakultur

Birgitta Norberg, Magny Skinlo Thomassen, Aud Skrudland, Svein Hallbjørn Steien, Hans-Petter Næs, Grete Skrede, Morten Lund
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