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Adaptive branchial mechanisms in the sturgeon Acipenser naccarii during acclimation to saltwater
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Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology . Jun2005, Vol. 141 Issue 2, p183-190. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Abstract: Variations of Na+/K+-ATPase activity and fatty-acid composition in the gills of the sturgeon Acipenser naccarii subjected to progressive acclimation to full seawater (35 ppt) were determined in relation to the hypo-osmoregulatory capacity of this species in the hyperosmotic medium. Blood samples were taken and gills arches were removed at intermediate salinity levels between 0 and 35 ppt and after 20 days at constant salinity (35 ppt). Plasma osmolality and Na+/K+-ATPase activity increased significantly with growing environmental salinity. Total saturated fatty acids (SFAs) decreased, while total polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) increased significantly with increasing salinity due mainly to changes in n −3 PUFAs (20:5n −3 and 22:6n −3). The n −3/ n −6 ratio increased significantly during the acclimation process. The results show a direct relationship between salinity, increased gill Na+/K+-ATPase activity and ultrastructural changes of the gill chloride cells. Changes in the fatty-acid composition in gills of A. naccarii during progressive acclimation to full seawater suggest that variations of gill fatty acids may also have a role in osmoregulatory mechanisms. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *ADENOSINE triphosphatase
*SALINITY
*ACCLIMATIZATION
*UNSATURATED fatty acids
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10956433
- Volume :
- 141
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18137451
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.05.003