The effects of prolonged epinephrine infusion on the physiology of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri: I. Blood respiratory, acid-base and ionic states
| Autor: | S. I. Perry, M. G. Vermette |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Erythrocytes Epinephrine Trout Physiology Bicarbonate Acid–base homeostasis Aquatic Science Electrolytes Norepinephrine chemistry.chemical_compound Oxygen Consumption Internal medicine medicine Animals Infusions Intra-Arterial Respiratory system Molecular Biology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Whole blood Acidosis Acid-Base Equilibrium Chemistry Hydrogen-Ion Concentration medicine.disease Kinetics Red blood cell Respiratory acidosis Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Insect Science Animal Science and Zoology medicine.symptom Salmonidae medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Biology. 128:235-253 |
| ISSN: | 1477-9145 0022-0949 |
| DOI: | 10.1242/jeb.128.1.235 |
| Popis: | Rainbow trout were infused continuously for 24 h with epinephrine in order to elevate circulating levels of this hormone to those measured during periods of acute extracellular acidosis (approximately 5×l0−8moll−1). Concomitant effects on selected blood respiratory, acid–base and ionic variables were evaluated. Infusion of epinephrine caused a transient respiratory acidosis as a result of hypoventilation and/or inhibition of red blood cell (RBC) bicarbonate dehydration. The acidosis was regulated by gradual accumulation of plasma bicarbonate. Even though whole blood pH (pHe) was depressed by 0·16 units, RBC pH (pHi) remained constant, thereby causing the transmembrane pH gradient (pHe–pHi) to decrease. A similar effect of epinephrine on RBC pH was observed in vitro, although the response required a higher concentration of epinephrine (2·0× 10−7 mol I−1). We speculate that the release of epinephrine during periods of depressed blood pH is important for preventing excessive shifts in RBC pH and for initiating a series of responses leading to plasma HCO3− accumulation and eventual restoration of blood acid-base status. |
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