The effects of temperature on the physiological response to low oxygen in Atlantic sturgeon
| Autor: | Daniel W. Baker, Christos N. Papadopoulos, Ashley M. Wood, James D. Kieffer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Blood Glucose
medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Acclimatization Aquatic Science Hematocrit Biochemistry Chlorides Internal medicine Acipenser oxyrhynchus medicine Animals Lactic Acid Hypoxia medicine.diagnostic_test biology Osmolar Concentration Fishes Temperature Hypoxia (environmental) General Medicine Metabolism biology.organism_classification Oxygen Endocrinology Hemoglobin Anaerobic exercise Atlantic sturgeon |
| Zdroj: | Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 37:809-819 |
| ISSN: | 1573-5168 0920-1742 |
| Popis: | Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), which are bottom dwelling and migratory fish, experience environmental hypoxia in their natural environment. Atlantic sturgeon, acclimated to either 5 or 15°C, were subjected to a 1 h severe (10 mm Hg) hypoxia challenge in order to document their physiological responses. We measured hematological parameters, including O(2) transport (hemoglobin, hematocrit), ionic (chloride, osmolality), and metabolic (glucose, lactate) variables under normoxic conditions (~160 mm Hg), immediately following a 1 h exposure to hypoxic water, and following a further 2 h of recovery from this challenge in normoxic water. In a second experiment, we assessed the opercular beat frequency before, during, and after hypoxic exposure. Hemoglobin concentrations and hematocrit were significantly different between fish held at 5°C vs. 15°C and also significantly different between normoxia prior to hypoxia and following recovery. Plasma lactate concentrations increased following hypoxia at both temperatures, indicative of an increase in anaerobic metabolism. In contrast, a significant increase in plasma glucose concentrations in response to hypoxia only occurred at 5°C, suggesting different fuel demands under different temperatures. Changes in opercular beat frequency (OBF) were dependent on temperature. At 5°C, OBF increased upon exposure to hypoxia, but returned to pre-exposure levels within 35 min for the remainder of the experiment. During hypoxia at 15°C, OBF increased very briefly, but then rapidly (within 20 min) decreased to levels below control values. Following a return to normoxia, OBF quickly increased to control levels. Overall, these findings suggest that Atlantic sturgeons are relatively tolerant to short-term and severe hypoxic stress, and the strategies for hypoxia tolerance may be temperature dependent. |
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