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Nyeste K, Zulkipli N, Uzochukwu IE, Somogyi D, Nagy L, Czeglédi I, Harangi S, Baranyai E, Simon E, Nagy SA, Velcheva I, Yancheva V, Antal L. Assessment of trace and macroelement accumulation in cyprinid juveniles as bioindicators of aquatic pollution: effects of diets and habitat preferences. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11288. [PMID: 38760438 PMCID: PMC11101635 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61986-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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Juveniles of three cyprinids with various diets and habitat preferences were collected from the Szamos River (Hungary) during a period of pollution in November 2013: the herbivorous, benthic nase (Chondrostoma nasus), the benthivorous, benthic barbel (Barbus barbus), and the omnivorous, pelagic chub (Squalius cephalus). Our study aimed to assess the accumulation of these elements across species with varying diets and habitat preferences, as well as their potential role in biomonitoring efforts. The Ca, K, Mg, Na, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sr, and Zn concentration was analyzed in muscle, gills, and liver using MP-AES. The muscle and gill concentrations of Cr, Cu, Fe, and Zn increased with trophic level. At the same time, several differences were found among the trace element patterns related to habitat preferences. The trace elements, including Cd, Pb, and Zn, which exceeded threshold concentrations in the water, exhibited higher accumulations mainly in the muscle and gills of the pelagic chub. Furthermore, the elevated concentrations of trace elements in sediments (Cr, Cu, Mn) demonstrated higher accumulation in the benthic nase and barbel. Our findings show habitat preference as a key factor in juvenile bioindicator capability, advocating for the simultaneous use of pelagic and benthic juveniles to assess water and sediment pollution status.
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- Krisztián Nyeste
- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
- National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Safety, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- Pál Juhász-Nagy Doctoral School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- Pál Juhász-Nagy Doctoral School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- Pál Juhász-Nagy Doctoral School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, 8237, Hungary
- National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, 8237, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Agilent Atomic Spectroscopy Partner Laboratory, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Agilent Atomic Spectroscopy Partner Laboratory, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Ecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- ELKH-DE Anthropocene Ecology Research Group, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Safety, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 57, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
- National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Safety, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Skalkos ZMG, Van Dyke JU, Dowland SN, Whittington CM. Paternal protein provisioning to embryos during male seahorse pregnancy. Reproduction 2024; 167:e230420. [PMID: 38377683 DOI: 10.1530/rep-23-0420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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In brief Seahorses exhibit male pregnancy and are thus valuable comparative models for the study of the physiology and evolution of pregnancy. This study shows that protein is transported from fathers to developing embryos during gestation, and provides new knowledge about paternal contributions to embryonic development. Abstract Syngnathid embryos (seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons) develop on or in the male in a specialised brooding structure (brood pouch). Seahorse brood pouches supply nutrients, including lipids, to developing embryos (patrotrophy). We tested the hypothesis that proteins, vital for gene regulation and tissue growth during embryogenesis, are also transported from father to embryos, using the Australian pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis. We used dry masses and total nitrogen content to estimate the total protein content of newly fertilised egg and neonate H. abdominalis. Neonates contained significantly greater protein mass than newly fertilised eggs. This result indicates that paternal protein transport to developing embryos occurs during H. abdominalis pregnancy. This study is the first to show paternal protein transport during pregnancy in seahorses, and furthers our understanding of paternal influence on embryonic development in male pregnant vertebrates.
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- Zoe M G Skalkos
- The University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- La Trobe University, Department of Environment and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, Wodonga, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Heuer RM, Wang Y, Pasparakis C, Zhang W, Scholey V, Margulies D, Grosell M. Effects of elevated CO 2 on metabolic rate and nitrogenous waste handling in the early life stages of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 280:111398. [PMID: 36775093 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Ocean acidification is predicted to have a wide range of impacts on fish, but there has been little focus on broad-ranging pelagic fish species. Early life stages of fish are thought to be particularly susceptible to CO2 exposure, since acid-base regulatory faculties may not be fully developed. We obtained yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from a captive spawning broodstock population and exposed them to control or 1900 μatm CO2 through the first three days of development as embryos transitioned into yolk sac larvae. Metabolic rate, yolk sac depletion, and oil globule depletion were measured to assess overall energy usage. To determine if CO2 altered protein catabolism, tissue nitrogen content and nitrogenous waste excretion were quantified. CO2 exposure did not significantly impact embryonic metabolic rate, yolk sac depletion, or oil globule depletion, however, there was a significant decrease in metabolic rate at the latest measured yolk sac larval stage (36 h post fertilization). CO2-exposure led to a significant increase in nitrogenous waste excretion in larvae, but there were no differences in nitrogen tissue accumulation. Nitrogenous waste accumulated in embryos as they developed but decreased after hatch, coinciding with a large increase in nitrogenous waste excretion and increased metabolic rate in newly hatched larvae. Our results provide insight into how yellowfin tuna are impacted by increases in CO2 in early development, but more research with higher levels of replication is needed to better understand long-term impacts and acid-base regulatory mechanisms in this important pelagic fish.
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- Rachael M Heuer
- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA.
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- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA
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- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA. https://twitter.com/ChristinaP47
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- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA
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- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Achotines Laboratory, Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama
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- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California, USA
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- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA. https://twitter.com/MartinGrosell
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Jurgelėnė Ž, Montvydienė D, Šemčuk S, Stankevičiūtė M, Sauliutė G, Pažusienė J, Morkvėnas A, Butrimienė R, Jokšas K, Pakštas V, Kazlauskienė N, Karabanovas V. The impact of co-treatment with graphene oxide and metal mixture on Salmo trutta at early development stages: The sorption capacity and potential toxicity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156525. [PMID: 35679940 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) are novel nanomaterials with a wide range of applications due to their high absorption capacity. This study was undertaken with a view to assess the bioaccumulation and acute toxicity of GO used in combination with the heavy metal mixture (Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn) to fish embryos and larvae. For this purpose, Salmo trutta embryos and larvae were subjected to the 4-day long treatment with three different concentrations of GO, the metal mixture, which was prepared of four metals at the concentrations corresponding to the maximum-permissible-concentrations for EU inland waters (Cr-0.01, Cu-0.01, Ni-0.034, and Zn-0.1 mg/L), and with GO in combination with MIX (GO+MIX). When used in combination with the metal mixture, GO exhibited a high metal sorption capacity. The obtained confocal fluorescence microscopy results showed that GO located in the embryo chorion causing its damage; in larvae, however, GO were found only in the gill region. Results of these experiments confirmed the hypothesis that GO affects the accumulation of metals and mitigates their toxic effects on organism. In embryos, the acute toxicity of exposure to GO and co-exposure to MIX+GO was found to manifest itself through the decreased heart rate (HR) and malondialdehyde (MDA) level and through the increased metallothionein (MT) concentration. Meanwhile, in larvae, GO and MIX+GO were found to induce genotoxicity effects. However, changes in HR, MDA, MT, gill ventilation frequency, yolk sack absorption and cytotoxicity compared with those of the control group were not recorded in larvae. The obtained results confirmed our hypothesis: the combined effect of MIX and GO was less toxic to larvae (especially survival) than individual effects of MIX components. However, our results emphasize that fish exposure to GO alone and in combination with heavy metal contaminants (MIX+GO) even at environmentally relevant concentrations causes health risks that cannot be ignored.
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- Živilė Jurgelėnė
- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania; Laboratory of Biomedical Physics, National Cancer Institute, Baublio St. 3b, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- SRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Physics, National Cancer Institute, Baublio St. 3b, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio Ave. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania
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- Nature Research Centre, Akademijos St. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius-21, Lithuania; Vilnius University, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Naugarduko St. 24, LT-03225 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- SRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Physics, National Cancer Institute, Baublio St. 3b, LT-08660 Vilnius, Lithuania; Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Sauletekio Ave. 11, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Tunnah L, Wilson JM, Wright PA. Retention of larval skin traits in adult amphibious killifishes: a cross-species investigation. J Comp Physiol B 2022; 192:473-488. [PMID: 35441298 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-022-01436-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The gills are the primary site of exchange in fishes. However, during early life-stages or in amphibious fishes, ionoregulation and gas-exchange may be primarily cutaneous. Given the similarities between larval and amphibious fishes, we hypothesized that cutaneous larval traits are continuously expressed in amphibious fishes across all life-stages to enable the skin to be a major site of exchange on land. Alternatively, we hypothesized that cutaneous larval traits disappear in juvenile stages and are re-expressed in amphibious species in later life-stages. We surveyed six species spanning a range of amphibiousness and characterized cutaneous ionocytes and neuroepithelial cells (NECs) as representative larval skin traits at up to five stages of development. We found that skin ionocyte density remained lower and constant in exclusively water-breathing, relative to amphibious species across development, whereas in amphibious species ionocyte density generally increased. Additionally, adults of the most amphibious species had the highest cutaneous ionocyte densities. Surprisingly, cutaneous NECs were only identified in the skin of one amphibious species (Kryptolebias marmoratus), suggesting that cutaneous NECs are not a ubiquitous larval or amphibious skin trait, at least among the species we studied. Our data broadly supports the continuous-expression hypothesis, as three of four amphibious experimental species expressed cutaneous ionocytes in all examined life-stages. Further, the increasing density of cutaneous ionocytes across development in amphibious species probably facilitates the prolonged occupation of terrestrial habitats.
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- Louise Tunnah
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Bruno DO, Barrantes ME, Lattuca ME, Nardi CF, Diaz MV, Wolinski L, Sacristán H, Vanella FA, Fernández DA. Temperature and salinity effects on whole-organism and cellular level stress responses of the sub-Antarctic notothenioid fish Patagonotothen cornucola yolk-sac larvae. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2022; 48:321-335. [PMID: 35146595 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-022-01057-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This work aimed to evaluate the whole-organism and cellular level responses to different combinations of water temperature and salinity of the notothenioid Patagonotothen cornucola at the end of the yolk-sac larval stage. Egg masses of the species were collected in the wild and then maintained at natural water conditions (4 °C and 30 PSU). Newly hatched larvae were placed in aquaria with different combinations of water temperature (4 °C, 12 °C, and 16 °C) and salinity (15 and 30 PSU) during four days before yolk sac absorption. Larvae exposed to 12 °C grew more in length than those exposed to 16 °C, but yolk volume was more reduced in larvae exposed to 16 °C than those exposed to 4 °C and 30 PSU than of 15 PSU. In addition, a higher proportion of larvae exposed to 12 °C and 15 PSU completely absorbed their yolk. Whereas the more tolerant larvae to high temperatures were those exposed to 16 °C and 30 PSU, lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation were highest at natural and at 12 °C and 30 PSU conditions, respectively. The nutritional status (as standardized DNA/RNA index-sRD -) was low in all cases, even at natural conditions (average sRD ~ 1). Our study suggests that, in the context of climate change, the mortality rate of yolk-sac larvae of P. cornucola would not increase due to temperature or salinity stress. However, indirect effects (such as habitat degradation or changes in food availability) would be critical after complete absorption of the yolk.
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- Daniel Osvaldo Bruno
- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina.
- Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego (ICPA-UNTDF), Fuegia Basket 251, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego (ICPA-UNTDF), Fuegia Basket 251, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas Y Costeras, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (IIMyC-UNMdP-CONICET), and Instituto Nacional de Investigación Y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Paseo Victoria Ocampo Nº 1, CC 175, B7602HSA, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Crustáceos Y Ecosistemas Costeros, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología Y Evolución de Organismos Acuáticos (LEFyE), Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
- Instituto de Ciencias Polares, Ambiente Y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego (ICPA-UNTDF), Fuegia Basket 251, V9410CAB, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina
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Hou Z, Fuiman LA. Incorporation of dietary lipids and fatty acids into red drum Sciaenops ocellatus eggs. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 258:110694. [PMID: 34758384 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Embryonic and early larval development and metabolism are fueled entirely by maternally derived nutritional resources (yolk and oil) before the onset of exogenous feeding. Composition of these maternally derived nutrients depends partly on maternal diet. Diet-egg relationships for fatty acids are well described for some species, but little is known about lipid transfer to eggs. To examine the effects of maternal diet on the egg composition, we fed adult red drum Sciaenops ocellatus six different diets, and measured lipid class and fatty acid composition of eggs they produced. Egg lipid class profiles remained relatively stable with only subtle differences in the concentrations of several lipid classes. Neutral lipid classes (wax ester/steryl ester (WE/SE), triglyceride (TG), sterol) varied more than polar lipid classes, with egg TG content being directly related to TG content of maternal diets. Dietary variations rapidly affected fatty acid composition of all major lipid classes in eggs (TG, WE/SE, phosphatidylcholine), with greater effects on neutral lipids than on the polar lipid. Results suggest a degree of maternal control over the provisioning of lipids as structural components (phospholipids) and energy substrates (neutral lipids), which may ensure proper development of larvae. But, egg fatty acid composition within lipid classes is more variable, and this may have consequences for larval survival and performance. This study also suggests that the pathways of maternal-offspring nutrient transfer are likely different for neutral and polar lipids.
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- Zhenxin Hou
- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States of America.
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States of America
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Morshedi V, Hamedi S, Pourkhazaei F, Torfi Mozanzadeh M, Tamadoni R, Ebadi M, Esmaili A, Azodi M, Gisbert E. Larval rearing and ontogeny of digestive enzyme activities in yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus, Houttuyn 1782). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2021; 261:111044. [PMID: 34371185 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The present research was conducted to provide insight into digestive larval capacity in Acanthopagrus latus larvae from hatching up to 30 days after hatching (DAH). Newly hatched larvae were stocked into six 300-L cylindrical polyethylene tanks at a density of larvae 50 larvae/L and reared by means of the green water system using Nannochloropsis oculata (0.5 × 106/mL). After mouth opening, larvae were fed with rotifers (5-16 individual/mL) from 2 to 20 DAH; then, Artemia nauplii (0.5-3.0 individuals/mL) were offered to larvae from 18 to 30 DAH, meanwhile a commercial microdiet was offered to larvae from 25 to 30 DAH. Larval performance in terms of growth and survival, and the assessment of the activity of selected digestive enzymes ontogeny of digestive enzymes activities was evaluated in larvae sampled at 0 (hatching), 7, 15, 22 and 30 DAH. Larvae showed an exponential growth characterized by two different growth stanzas, a first one characterized by slow growth rates comprised between hatching to 15 DAH (4.7 ± 0.2 mm), followed by a period of faster growth rates between 16 and 30 DAH (7.5 ± 0.6 mm). The activities of the brush border (alkaline phosphatase, ALP) and cytosolic (leucine-alanine peptidase, LAP) enzymes, as well as those of the pancreatic ones like total alkaline proteases, bile salt-activated lipase and α-amylase were detected from the mouth opening stage. Total activities of pancreatic and gastric enzymes increased with larval growth showing an enhancement of digestive capacities with larval age and size. The intestinal maturation in A. latus as assessed by the ratio of AP to LAP did not occur as expected by end of the first month of life suggesting the complete establishment of digestive luminal processes may take place at older ages. This study related to the growth patterns and ontogenic changes in activity of pancreatic, gastric and intestinal enzymes in A. latus and their nutritional regulation may be considered as the first step for improving the larviculture, as well as assessing and refining the nutritional requirements during the larval and early juvenile stages of this sparid species.
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- Vahid Morshedi
- Department of Fisheries and Biology, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.
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- Department of Fisheries and Biology, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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- South Iran Aquaculture Research Centre, Iranian Fisheries Science Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ahwaz, Iran.
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- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 7516913798, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 7516913798, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr 7516913798, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries and Biology, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- IRTA, Centre de Sant Carles de la Rápita (IRTA-SCR), Aquaculture program, Crta. del Poble Nou Km 5.5, Sant Carles de la Rápita 43540, Spain
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Hou Z, Fuiman LA. Maternal diet affects utilization of endogenous lipids by red drum Sciaenops ocellatus embryos and early larvae. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 256:110639. [PMID: 34174451 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Embryonic and early larval development and metabolism of most teleost fishes are fueled entirely by maternally derived nutritional resources (yolk and oil) before the onset of exogenous feeding. The composition of those resources depends, in part, on maternal diet. To examine how diet-induced variations in egg composition affect embryonic and larval utilization of endogenous lipids and fatty acids, we fed red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) broodstock four different diets to produce distinctive fatty acid compositions in eggs but with no significant difference in total lipid content. We sampled embryos and unfed larvae every 12 h from 12 h post-fertilization (hpf) until starvation (96-120 hpf; n = 5 spawns per diet group). Rates of utilization of the oil globule were significantly different among diet groups, resulting in significant differences in mean oil globule size at the first feeding stage (84 hpf). Utilization rates for 15 fatty acids were significantly different among diet groups and were proportional to their initial concentration. As a result, differences in larval fatty acid compositions among maternal diet groups diminished over time but remained different even at later stages. In addition, larval standard length at 84 hpf was positively correlated with egg total lipid content. This study suggests that the fatty acid composition of yolk and oil affects energy metabolism and tissue composition in red drum larvae. These effects could have consequences for the survival and essential physiological functions of fish larvae during the critical period of transition to exogenous feeding.
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- Zhenxin Hou
- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States of America.
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, TX 78373, United States of America
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Jakubowska M, Białowąs M, Stankevičiūtė M, Chomiczewska A, Pažusienė J, Jonko-Sobuś K, Hallmann A, Urban-Malinga B. Effects of chronic exposure to microplastics of different polymer types on early life stages of sea trout Salmo trutta. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 740:139922. [PMID: 32927534 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of a long-term (113 days) exposure to microplastics on the development and induction of endocrine, geno- and cytotoxic responses in early life stages of sea trout Salmo trutta. Microplastic particles (3000 μm) of three most commonly mass-produced polymers (polystyrene - PS, polyethylene terephthalate - PET and polyethylene - PE) were applied in environmentally realistic concentrations (0.1% of sediment dry weight) in a laboratory experiment imitating the natural environment, typical for sea trout spawning grounds. The exposure of the sea trout, from fertilized eggs to mobile yolk-sac larvae, to microplastics did not affect the hatching success (the survival of embryos), hatching rate and the incubation period. Microplastics of any tested polymer type also had no adverse effect on the larvae survival, growth rate and the rate of yolk sack absorption. Similarly, no changes in frequencies of detected cytotoxicity endpoints compared to the control group were recorded. Exposure to polymer particles induced however the formation of genotoxicity endpoints (nuclear buds, micronuclei and blebbed nuclei cells). The level of total genotoxicity (ΣGentox) in fish larvae erythrocytes increased significantly in the following sequence: PS > PET > PE. No significant changes in the whole body corticosterone, dehydrocorticosterone and cortisone concentrations due to exposure to microplastics were recorded, while cortisol was detected in larvae exposed to PS. Our results show that long-term, non-ingestion related exposure to microplastics does not affect development of S. trutta early life stages but may lead to genotoxic responses. PS seems to be the most hazardous among all polymers studied. This is the first study demonstrating non-ingestion related toxicity of microplastics to the early life stages of fish.
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- Magdalena Jakubowska
- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos st. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genotoxicology, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos st. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, 80-211, Gdańsk, Poland
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Cunha M, Macedo N, Wilson J, Rosenqvist G, Berglund A, Monteiro N. Reduced sexual size dimorphism in a pipefish population where males do not prefer larger females. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:12826-12835. [PMID: 31788217 PMCID: PMC6875581 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Within a species' distribution, populations are often exposed to diverse environments and may thus experience different sources of both natural and sexual selection. These differences are likely to impact the balance between costs and benefits to individuals seeking reproduction, thus entailing evolutionary repercussions. Here, we look into an unusual population (Baltic Sea) of the broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle, where males do not seem to select females based on size and hypothesize that this pattern may derive from a reduction in direct benefits to the male. We further hypothesize that if larger females do not persistently secure a higher reproductive success, either through pre- or postcopulatory sexual selection, a decrease in sexual size dimorphism in the Baltic population should be apparent, especially when contrasted with a well-studied population, inhabiting similar latitudes (Swedish west coast), where males prefer larger females. We found that, in the Baltic population, variation in female quality is low. We were unable to find differences in abortion rates or protein concentration in oocytes produced by females of contrasting sizes. Direct benefits from mating with large partners seem, thus, reduced in the Baltic population. We also found no evidence of any postcopulatory mechanism that could favor larger mothers as embryo development was unrelated to female size. While female size can still be selected through intrasexual competition or fecundity selection, the pressure for large female body size seems to be lower in the Baltic. Accordingly, we found a noticeable decrease in sexual size dimorphism in the Baltic population. We conclude that, although far from negating the significance of other selective processes, sexual selection seems to have a decisive role in supporting pipefish sexual size asymmetries.
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- Mário Cunha
- CIBIO/InBIOCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
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- CIBIO/InBIOCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
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- CIIMARCentro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e AmbientalUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterlooOntarioCanada
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- Department of BiologyCBD, NTNUTrondheimNorway
- Department of Earth SciencesBlue Centre GotlandUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics/Animal EcologyUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
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- CIBIO/InBIOCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos GenéticosUniversidade do PortoVairãoPortugal
- Departamento de BiologiaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- Faculdade de Ciências da SaúdeCEBIMEDUniversidade Fernando PessoaPortoPortugal
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Pasparakis C, Esbaugh AJ, Burggren W, Grosell M. Impacts of deepwater horizon oil on fish. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 224:108558. [PMID: 31202903 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil rig in 2010 lead to the largest marine oil spill to occur in US history, resulting in significant impacts to the ecosystems and organisms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The present review sought to summarize and discuss findings from the 50+ peer-reviewed publications reporting effects of DWH oil exposure on teleost fish, and concludes that oil toxicity is a multi-target, multi-organ syndrome with substantial species-specific sensitivity differences. Of the 15 species tested with characterized exposures, 20% show effects at concentrations <1 μg l-1 while 50% display effects at <8.6 μg l-1 ΣPAH50, concentrations well within the range of reported environmental levels during the spill. Cardiotoxic effects are among the most frequently reported endpoints in DWH oil exposure studies and are thought to have significant downstream effects on fitness and survival. However, additional and possibly cardio-toxic independent impacts on sensory function and behavior are reported at very low exposure concentrations (< 1 μg l-1 ∑PAH50) and are clearly deserving of further study. Available information about modes of action leading to different categories of effects are summarized in the present review. An overview of the literature illustrates that early life stages (ELS) are approximately 1-order of magnitude more sensitive than corresponding later life stages, but also illustrates that adults can be impacted at concentrations as low as 4 μg l-1 ΣPAH50. The majority of studies exploring DWH oil toxicity in fish are performed using acute exposures (1-2 days), mid-range test temperatures (26-28 °C) and measure effects at the molecular to organismal levels, leaving a pressing need for more long-term exposures, exposures at the upper and lower levels of GoM relevant temperatures, and studies investigating population level impacts.
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- Christina Pasparakis
- Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Fl, USA.
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Fl, USA
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Fu J, Shen M, Shen Y, Lü W, Huang M, Luo X, Yu J, Ke C, You W. LC-MS/MS-Based Metabolome Analysis of Biochemical Pathways Altered by Food Limitation in Larvae of Ivory Shell, Babylonia areolata. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 20:451-466. [PMID: 29679249 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-018-9808-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ivory shell, Babylonia areolata, is one of the commercially important mariculture species in China and South East Asia. Survival varies in the artificial hatching and larval rearing of B. areolata. Food deprivation may be involved in rearing mortality, and so, a better understanding of how larvae respond and adjust to starvation is needed. In this study, the metabolite profiles of newly hatched larvae with yolk (I), larvae with yolk exhaustion (II), larvae suffering 24 h starvation after yolk exhaustion (III), and larvae fed with exogenous nutrients after yolk exhaustion (IV) were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Principal component and cluster analyses revealed differential abundance of metabolite profiles across groups. When compared to metabolite levels of the I group, significantly up-regulated metabolites included polyunsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, nucleotide, amino acids, and their derivatives were found in the II group, indicating that organisms relied predominantly on glycerophospolipid metabolism and protein-based catabolism for energy production during this stage. During starvation after yolk exhaustion, the levels of all energy related metabolites were significantly reduced, but an increase in products of purine and pyrimidine metabolism indicated an insufficient energy supply and an increase in cellular disintegration. Larvae fed exogenous nutrients can have significantly improved metabolism compared to starved larvae. These findings suggest that metabolomics, using LC-MS/MS, can be used to assess the physiological status and food-affected metabolic changes affecting B. areolata larvae.
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- Jingqiang Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- Tropical Marine Products Fine Breed Center, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences, 570216, Hainan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, 524088, Zhanjiang, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
- Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, People's Republic of China.
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Mu J, Chernick M, Dong W, Di Giulio RT, Hinton DE. Early life co-exposures to a real-world PAH mixture and hypoxia result in later life and next generation consequences in medaka (Oryzias latipes). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 190:162-173. [PMID: 28728047 PMCID: PMC5584607 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Acute effects of individual and complex mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are well documented in vertebrate species. Hypoxia in fish reduces metabolic rate and reproduction. However, less is known about the later life consequences stemming from early-life exposure to PAHs or hypoxia, particularly their co-exposure. To address this, medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos were exposed to a complex PAH mixture sediment extract from the Elizabeth River, VA (ERSE) at concentrations of 0.1, 0.5, or 1.0% or to one of three different hypoxia scenarios: continuous, nocturnal, or late stage embryogenesis hypoxia. Co-exposures with 0.1% ERSE and each of the hypoxia scenarios were conducted. Results included decreased survival with ERSE, hatching delays with hypoxia, and higher occurrences of deformities with each. The continuous hypoxia scenario caused the most significant changes in all endpoints. These early-life exposures altered later-life growth, impaired reproductive capacity, and reduced the quality of their offspring. ERSE alone resulted in a female-biased sex ratio while continuous or nocturnal hypoxia produced significantly greater numbers of males; and co-exposure produced an equal sex ratio. Exposure to a PAH mixture and hypoxia during early life stages has meaningful later-life and next generational consequences.
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- Jingli Mu
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Key Laboratory for Ecological Environment in Coastal Areas (SOA), National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; College of Animal Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities/Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Toxicant Monitoring and Toxicology, Tongliao, China
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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de Fatima Ferreira Martins E, Magnone L, Bessonart M, Costa DC, Dos Santos JCE, Bazzoli N, Nakayama CL, Luz RK. Description of the composition of fatty acids and lipids in the breeders muscle, oocytes and in the embryonic development of Brycon orthotaenia (Günther, 1864). Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 181:167-174. [PMID: 28476426 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the fatty acid and lipid composition of oocytes, newly hatched larvae (NHL), first feeding larvae (FFL) and muscle tissue of female Brycon orthotaenia broodstock. Total and polar lipid was significantly (P<0.05) abundant in oocytes and larvae in different stages of development. The lowest content (P<0.05) of total lipids was found in the muscles, whereas total lipid content of oocytes, NHL and FFL did not show any significant difference. Polar lipid content was different (P<0.05) between NHL and FFL. For the neutral the lowest values of C18:2n 6 occurred during the initial feeding period, whilst C20:4n 6 (AA) exhibited the highest percentage in FFL (P<0.05). C22:6n 3 (DHA) was highest (P<0.05) in FFL. The neutral lipid n-9 and n-6 was highest in muscle of females. The n-3HUFA was highest in NHL and in FFL, n-6HUFA was highest in FFL (P<0.05). The ratios of DHA/EPA were higher (P<0.05) in oocytes and FFL. In fatty acids of polar lipids, C20:5n 3 (EPA) did not show differences (P>0.05) between stages. C18:3n 3 was highest (P<0.05) in NHL and FFL. C20:4n 6 (AA) and C22:6n 3 (DHA) showed the highest percentages during the larval stages. The fatty acids n-3 series was significantly higher (P<0.05) in FFL. The n-6HUFA was highest during development larval (P<0.05). The increases DHA reflects the ability of the species to elongate and desaturate to obtain n-3HUFA from 18:3n 3, shows the importance of this fatty acid during early development.
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- Edenilce de Fatima Ferreira Martins
- Laboratório de Aquacultura da Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Recursos Naturales, Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá, 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Recursos Naturales, Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá, 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay; Estación Experimental de Cultivos Marinos y Acuicultura, Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (DINARA) Ministerio de Ganadería Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP), Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio s/n, Uruguay
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura da Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia de Vertebrados, Pontíficia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais - PUC Minas, Av. Dom José Gaspar, 500, Coração Eucarístico, Prédio 41, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura da Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura da Escola de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Huang SSY, Benskin JP, Chandramouli B, Butler H, Helbing CC, Cosgrove JR. Xenobiotics Produce Distinct Metabolomic Responses in Zebrafish Larvae (Danio rerio). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:6526-6535. [PMID: 27232715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sensitive and quantitative protocols for characterizing low-dose effects are needed to meet the demands of 21st century chemical hazard assessment. To test the hypothesis that xenobiotic exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations produces specific biochemical fingerprints in organisms, metabolomic perturbations in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo/larvae were measured following 24 h exposures to 13 individual chemicals covering a wide range of contaminant classes. Measured metabolites (208 in total) included amino acids, biogenic amines, fatty acids, bile acids, sugars, and lipids. The 96-120 h post-fertilization developmental stage was the most appropriate model for detecting xenobiotic-induced metabolomic perturbations. Metabolomic fingerprints were largely chemical- and dose-specific and were reproducible in multiple exposures over a 16-month period. Furthermore, chemical-specific responses were detected in the presence of an effluent matrix; importantly, in the absence of morphological response. In addition to improving sensitivity for detecting biological responses to low-level xenobiotic exposures, these data can aid the classification of novel contaminants based on the similarity of metabolomic responses to well-characterized "model" compounds. This approach is clearly of use for rapid, sensitive, and specific analyses of chemical effect on organisms, and can supplement existing methods, such as the Zebrafish Embryo Toxicity assay (OECD TG236), with molecular-level information.
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- Susie S Y Huang
- AXYS Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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- AXYS Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , Stockholm, Sweden
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- AXYS Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria , Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- AXYS Analytical Services Ltd., Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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Thomas JK, Janz DM. Embryo Microinjection of Selenomethionine Reduces Hatchability and Modifies Oxidant Responsive Gene Expression in Zebrafish. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26520. [PMID: 27210033 PMCID: PMC4876371 DOI: 10.1038/srep26520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In previous studies we demonstrated that exposure to selenomethionine (SeMet) causes developmental toxicities in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The objectives of this study were to establish a dose-response relationship for developmental toxicities in zebrafish after embryo microinjection of Se (8, 16 or 32 μg/g dry mass of eggs) in the form of SeMet, and to investigate potential underlying mechanism(s) of SeMet-induced developmental toxicities. A dose-dependent increase in frequencies of mortality and total deformities, and reduced hatchability were observed in zebrafish exposed to excess Se via embryo microinjection. The egg Se concentration causing 20% mortality was then used to investigate transcript abundance of proteins involved in antioxidant protection and methylation. Excess Se exposure modified gene expression of oxidant-responsive transcription factors (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor nrf2a and nrf2b), and enzymes involved in cellular methylation (methionine adenosyltransferase mat1a and mat2ab) in zebrafish larvae. Notably, excess Se exposure up-regulated transcript abundance of aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2 (ahr2), a signalling pathway involved in the toxicity of dioxin-related compounds. Our findings suggest that oxidative stress or modification of methylation, or a combination of these mechanisms, might be responsible for Se-induced developmental toxicities in fishes.
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- J K Thomas
- Toxicology Graduate Program, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B3
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- Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B3.,Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
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Trabelsi A, Jaworski A, Kamler E, Gardeur JN, Teletchea F, Ayadi H, Fontaine P. The effect of hatching time on the bioenergetics of northern pike (Esox lucius) larvae from a single egg batch during the endogenous feeding period. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2016; 42:593-606. [PMID: 26573855 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-015-0162-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Size, caloric value and chemical composition were measured separately in the progeny of two northern pike (Esox lucius) females at 3-day intervals during the endogenous feeding period from hatching to final yolk resorption. Tissue, yolk and entire larvae were analysed separately in three groups of larvae that hatched at different times (between 88 and 106 degree-days post-fertilization). An integrated approach with the Gompertz model was used to compute the yolk conversion efficiency and time to maximum tissue size in early, mid and late hatched larvae. At hatching, unresorbed yolk of early hatched larvae contained more energy (39.20 J) and more protein (0.99 mg) compared to the yolk of larvae that hatched later (38.13 J and 0.92 mg protein for late hatched larvae, p < 0.05). In contrast, a significant reduction in tissue weight (-0.7 mg DW) and protein content (-0.5 mg) was found in early hatched larvae compared to those which hatched later (p < 0.05). Between days 9 and 12 post-hatching (108 and 144 degree-days post-hatching), close to the final yolk resorption, late hatched larvae stopped growing and their tissue began to be resorbed. This tissue resorption time was delayed in early hatched larvae which presented at the end of the experiment a greater tissue weight than late hatched ones. Yolk conversion efficiency in term of energy from hatching to complete yolk resorption stage was significantly higher for early and mid hatched larvae (51%) compared to late hatched ones (44%) (p = 0.004). Furthermore, the time to maximum tissue size was found to be negatively related to hatching time which implies that early hatched larvae take longer time to switch from one developmental stage to the next. The maximum tissue dry weight and energy content were found to be reached at approximately the same age post-fertilization for both early hatched and late hatched larvae, suggesting that the principal steps in a fish's lifespan are better correlated with time of fertilization than hatching time.
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- Awatef Trabelsi
- Université de Lorraine, Unité de Recherche Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, USC INRA 340, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Animale et de Planctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 802, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Marine Scotland - Science, Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
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- Pond Fishery Department, Inland Fisheries Institute, Żabieniec, 05-500, Piaseczno, Poland
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- Université de Lorraine, Unité de Recherche Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, USC INRA 340, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Unité de Recherche Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, USC INRA 340, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Animale et de Planctonologie, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, BP 802, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Université de Lorraine, Unité de Recherche Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, USC INRA 340, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Andrade FF, Lima AF, Assumpção L, Makrakis S, Kasai RID, Makrakis MC. Characterization of the early development of Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the Paraguay River Basin. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT This study described the initial development of Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum, as well as changes in growth patterns. Morphometric and meristic variables were analyzed during embryonic, larval and juvenile periods, even as allometric growth coefficients for larvae and juveniles. Eggs showed an average diameter of 1.79 mm and broad perivitelline space (23.41%). The total length (TL) of the larvae ranged from 3.05 to 25.72 mm, and the total number of myomeres ranged from 45 to 50 (preanal = 13-16 and postanal = 30-35). Initial pigmentation is poor, concentrated at the extremities of the yolk sac. In the flexion stage, the pigmentation intensifies and forms a longitudinal stripe extending from the snout to the operculum and two longitudinal stripes on the body, one dorsal and the other ventral, that unite at the caudal peduncle. At first, there is a differential growth of the head and tail, and then there is the growth of the body, which shows changes in the ontogenetic priorities of feeding, swimming, and breathing capacities. Our results are very important for ecology, systematics, and hatchering, especially in terms of ontogenetic variation in morphology, growth, feeding, behavior, and mortality of P. reticulatum.
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Tingaud-Sequeira A, Lozano JJ, Zapater C, Otero D, Kube M, Reinhardt R, Cerdà J. A rapid transcriptome response is associated with desiccation resistance in aerially-exposed killifish embryos. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64410. [PMID: 23741328 PMCID: PMC3669298 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Delayed hatching is a form of dormancy evolved in some amphibian and fish embryos to cope with environmental conditions transiently hostile to the survival of hatchlings or larvae. While diapause and cryptobiosis have been extensively studied in several animals, very little is known concerning the molecular mechanisms involved in the sensing and response of fish embryos to environmental cues. Embryos of the euryhaline killifish Fundulus heteroclitus advance dvelopment when exposed to air but hatching is suspended until flooding with seawater. Here, we investigated how transcriptome regulation underpins this adaptive response by examining changes in gene expression profiles of aerially incubated killifish embryos at ∼100% relative humidity, compared to embryos continuously flooded in water. The results confirm that mid-gastrula embryos are able to stimulate development in response to aerial incubation, which is accompanied by the differential expression of at least 806 distinct genes during a 24 h period. Most of these genes (∼70%) appear to be differentially expressed within 3 h of aerial exposure, suggesting a broad and rapid transcriptomic response. This response seems to include an early sensing phase, which overlaps with a tissue remodeling and activation of embryonic development phase involving many regulatory and metabolic pathways. Interestingly, we found fast (0.5–1 h) transcriptional differences in representatives of classical “stress” proteins, such as some molecular chaperones, members of signalling pathways typically involved in the transduction of sensor signals to stress response genes, and oxidative stress-related proteins, similar to that described in other animals undergoing dormancy, diapause or desiccation. To our knowledge, these data represent the first transcriptional profiling of molecular processes associated with desiccation resistance during delayed hatching in non-mammalian vertebrates. The exceptional transcriptomic plasticity observed in killifish embryos provides an important insight as to how the embryos are able to rapidly adapt to non-lethal desiccation conditions.
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- Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)-Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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Can a threshold value be used to classify chondrichthyan reproductive modes: systematic review and validation using an oviparous species. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50196. [PMID: 23300523 PMCID: PMC3531418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The maternal-embryonic nutritional relationship in chondrichthyans has been poorly explored. Consequently, accurately discerning between their different reproductive modes is difficult; especially lecithotrophy and incipient histotrophy. This present study is the first to assess changes in mass throughout embryonic development of an oviparous chondrichthyan other than Scyliorhinus canicula. Heterodontus portusjacksoni egg cases were collected and used to quantify the gain or loss of wet mass, dry mass, water content, inorganic and organic matter from freshly deposited eggs (without macroscopically visible embryos) to near full-term embryos. A loss in organic mass of ∼40% found from this study is approximately double the values previously obtained for S. canicula. This raises concerns for the validity of the current threshold value used to discern between lecithotrophic and matrotrophic species. Accordingly, 26 studies published in the primary literature between 1932 and 2012 addressing the maternal-embryonic nutritional relationship in sharks were reviewed. Values for changes in mass reported for over 20 different shark species were synthesised and recalculated, revealing multiple typographical, transcribing, calculation and rounding errors across many papers. These results suggest that the current threshold value of −20% established by previous studies is invalid and should be avoided to ascertain the reproductive mode of aplacental viviparous species.
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Evidence for an ontogenetic change from pre-programmed to meal-responsive cck production in Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus L. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 164:17-20. [PMID: 23063626 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of up to three days of food deprivation on the cholecystokinin (CCK)-producing cells in the Atlantic herring gut were assessed by quantifying the number of cells detected by in situ hybridization at three ontogenetic stages. In feeding larvae that still possessed yolk-sacs (2 and 8days after hatch, DAH), intestinal cck expression appeared to be maintained regardless of external nutritional conditions. In 30 DAH-old herring larvae with well-established exogenous feeding only, very few CCK-producing cells could be identified, indicating that cck production in the gut had shut down after three days of starvation. This suggests that cck transcription is pre-programmed by a local timer in the midgut during the yolk-sac stage, regardless of the nutritional status and presence of nutrients in the gut lumen; however, it becomes strongly influenced by the external nutritional conditions after the yolk has been completely absorbed. Our results suggest that CCK-producing cells in the gut develop "meal-responsiveness" later in post-hatch development.
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Samaee SM, Lahnsteiner F, Giménez G, Estévez A, Sarg B, Lindner H. Quantitative composition of vitellogenin-derived yolk proteins and their effects on viability of embryos and larvae of common dentex (Dentex dentex), a marine pelagophil teleost. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rønnestad I, Fyhn HJ. Metabolic aspects of free amino acids in developing marine fish eggs and larvae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/10641269309388544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gagliano M, McCormick MI, Meekan MG. Temperature-induced shifts in selective pressure at a critical developmental transition. Oecologia 2007; 152:219-25. [PMID: 17242907 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0647-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Selective mortality within a population, based on the phenotype of individuals, is the foundation of the theory of natural selection. We examined temperature-induced shifts in the relationships among early life history traits and survivorship over the embryonic and larval stages of a tropical damselfish, Pomacentrus amboinensis. Our experiments show that temperature determines the intensity of selective mortality, and that this changes with ontogeny. The size of energy stores determined survival through to hatching, after which egg size became a good indicator of fitness as predicted by theoretical models. Yet, the benefits associated with egg size were not uniform among test temperatures. Initial egg size positively influenced larval survival at control temperature (29 degrees C). However, this embryonic trait had no effect on post-hatching longevity of individuals reared at the higher (31 degrees C) and lower (25 degrees C) end of the temperature range. Overall, our findings indicate that the outcome of selective mortality is strongly dependent on the interaction between environment conditions and intrinsic developmental schedules.
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- Monica Gagliano
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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Ninness MM, Stevens ED, Wright PA. Removal of the chorion before hatching results in increased movement and accelerated growth in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)embryos. J Exp Biol 2006; 209:1874-82. [PMID: 16651553 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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SUMMARYWe investigated the effects of the chorion on movement and growth in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) embryos. To test if the chorion restricts movement and growth before hatching, we manually removed the chorion 3–6 days before the natural time of hatching (dechorionated) and compared movement, growth and oxygen consumption in dechorionated embryos and in embryos whose chorions remained intact until the time of hatching(chorionated). Dechorionated embryos exhibited 36 times more movement before hatching compared with intact embryos. By 10 h post-hatch there was no difference in the number of movements between the two groups. At the time of hatching [30 days post-fertilization (d.p.f.)], dechorionated embryos had a significantly greater embryonic body dry mass compared with chorionated embryos, which persisted up to 45 d.p.f. At first feeding (50 d.p.f.) there was no significant difference in embryonic body dry mass between the two groups. Dechorionated embryos had a significantly greater embryonic body protein content after hatching (32, 33 d.p.f.) compared with chorionated embryos. Despite the differences in movement and growth, there were no significant differences in oxygen consumption between chorionated and dechorionated embryos. Furthermore, there was no correlation between the number of movements and oxygen consumption in rainbow trout embryos(chorionated, dechorionated, and hatched). Taken together, the data indicate that rainbow trout embryos have the capacity to be relatively active before hatching, but that the chorion restricts or inhibits movement. Moreover,precocious activity in pre-hatch embryos is correlated with accelerated growth and higher protein content, suggesting that the exercise training effect observed in adult salmonids is also present in early developmental stages.
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- Marcie M Ninness
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Metabolic energy utilization during development of Antarctic naked dragonfish (Gymnodraco acuticeps). Polar Biol 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Huynh-Delerme C, Edery M, Huet H, Puiseux-Dao S, Bernard C, Fontaine JJ, Crespeau F, de Luze A. Microcystin-LR and embryo-larval development of medaka fish, Oryzias latipes. I. Effects on the digestive tract and associated systems. Toxicon 2005; 46:16-23. [PMID: 15922383 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2005.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2004] [Revised: 02/21/2005] [Accepted: 03/03/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is a specific potent PP1 and PP2A protein phosphatase inhibitor. In view to obtain an integrated whole-body, understanding of the key target organs of MC-LR subsequent to embryonic exposure on the anatomy of medaka fish hatchlings, embryos at stage 19 were microinjected with a sublethal dose of MC-LR corresponding to 0.2 pg/vitellus. MC-LR-induced histo-pathological modifications of the alimentary system (i.e. digestive tract, pancreas, liver) were analysed in newly hatched embryos. Our data are indicative of an MC-LR-induced inhibition of both yolk sac resorption and gas concentrating swimbladder expansion. In contrast to control hatchlings, (i) no mucus-secreting cells in the oesophagus, (ii) a decreased folding of the stomach and intestine, (iii) a clear reduction in size of the exocrine pancreas associated with a destructuration of acinar units, and (iv) a strong decrease in the mass and size of the liver were observed in MC-LR treated embryos. Furthermore, as an indication of MC-LR-induced hepatic glycogen store depletion, unstained cytoplasmic areas present in control hatchling hepatocytes, were fully absent in all liver examined in treated embryos. Finally, as a general observation in MC-LR-treated embryos, our data clearly indicated terminal differentiation disorders in all organs associated with the digestive tract.
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- Céline Huynh-Delerme
- Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, F-94704 Maisons-Alfort cedex, France
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Cejas JR, Almansa E, Jérez S, Bolaños A, Felipe B, Lorenzo A. Changes in lipid class and fatty acid composition during development in white seabream (Diplodus sargus) eggs and larvae. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2004; 139:209-16. [PMID: 15465667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2004] [Revised: 07/09/2004] [Accepted: 07/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To establish the changes which occur during embryogenesis and early larvae development, eggs, yolk-sac larvae (one day old larvae) and absorbed yolk-sac larvae (three day old larvae) of white sea bream were examined for lipid class and fatty acid composition. The development was characterized by a decrease in all lipid classes with the exception of phosphatidylserine (PS) and fatty free acids (FFA) which increased, and sphingomyelin (SM) which remained unchanged. The changes observed in lipid class content and the decrease in fatty acids in total lipid (TL) reflect the utilization and mobilization of lipids during both embryogenesis and early larvae development. Fluctuations in the relative composition of fatty acids in phosphatidylcholine (PC) during development suggest a selective bulk uptake and catabolism of fatty acids in this lipid class. Unlike PC, catabolism of triacylglycerol (TG) fatty acid appears to be non-selective. During development, the decrease in levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) eicosapentaenoic (20:5n-3, EPA) and docosahexaenoic (22:6n-3, DHA) in total lipid denotes their utilization as energy substrate by Diplodus sargus larvae.
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- Juana Rosa Cejas
- Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias (I.E.O.). Crta. de San Andrés s/n, 38120 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Mäenpää KA, Penttinen OP, Kukkonen JVK. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) bioaccumulation and effect on heat production on salmon eggs at different stages of development. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2004; 68:75-85. [PMID: 15110471 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2003] [Revised: 10/26/2003] [Accepted: 02/13/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study, pentachlorophenol (PCP) bioaccumulation and its effect on heat dissipation was studied in eggs of the lake salmon (Salmo salar m. sebago). In bioaccumulation studies, the eggs were exposed to low concentrations (0.051-0.056 micromol/l, 13.583-14.915) of waterborne [14C]-labeled PCP at two developmental stages: (1) 3 weeks after fertilization, and (2) just before hatching. The effect of PCP on egg heat dissipation was measured by a microcalorimeter after exposing the eggs to gradual concentrations (0-0.992 micromol/l) of PCP for 48 h. After both the bioaccumulation and heat dissipation experiments, the eggs were dissected and the concentrations of PCP in tissue were determined separately for eggshell, yolk and embryo. The bioaccumulation studies showed that PCP accumulates more in the eggs at the late developmental stage. Bioconcentration factors (BCF) for different tissues were 3-42 times higher for the eggs at the late developmental stage compared with the eggs that were incubated only for 3 weeks. In early developmental stage, the eggshell adsorbs a large portion of the chemical. In late developmental stage, the actual embryo accumulated both proportionately and totally more than other dissected tissues in the beginning of the exposure, but eventually the yolk accumulated highest total amount of the chemical. A probable reason for the higher PCP body burden in the late developmental stage is that the respiration rate and metabolic activity of the embryo increases as it grows. The salmon eggs responded to an exposure to PCP with an elevated rate of heat dissipation. The threshold concentration above which the embryo heat dissipation was amplified was 29.64 micromol/kg embryo wet weight (ww) or 0.28 micromol/l. The highest embryo heat production was measured at the exposure concentration of 0.992 micromol/l. At higher exposure concentrations the heat dissipation decreased. The basic findings of the study are that PCP accumulates in growing embryonic tissue and is able to change the physiology of developing embryo.
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- Kimmo A Mäenpää
- Department of Biology, University of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu, Finland.
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Hornung MW, Cook PM, Flynn KM, Lothenbach DB, Johnson RD, Nichols JW. Use of multi-photon laser-scanning microscopy to describe the distribution of xenobiotic chemicals in fish early life stages. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2004; 67:1-11. [PMID: 15019246 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2003] [Revised: 11/05/2003] [Accepted: 11/06/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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To better understand the mechanisms by which persistent bioaccumulative toxicants (PBTs) produce toxicity during fish early life stages (ELS), dose-response relationships need to be understood in relation to the dynamic distribution of chemicals in sensitive tissues. In this study, a multi-photon laser scanning microscope (MPLSM) was used to determine the multi-photon excitation spectra of several polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and to describe chemical distribution among tissues during fish ELS. The multi-photon excitation spectra revealed intense fluorescent signal from the model fluorophore, pentamethyl-difluoro-boro-indacene (BODIPY), less signal from benzo[a]pyrene and fluoranthene, and no detectable signal from pyrene. The imaging method was tested by exposing newly fertilized medaka (Oryzias latipes) eggs to BODIPY or fluoranthene for 6 h, followed by transfer to clean media. Embryos and larvae were then imaged through 5 days post-hatch. The two test chemicals partitioned similarly throughout development and differences in fluorescence intensity among tissues were evident to a depth of several hundred microns. Initially, the most intense signal was observed in the oil droplet within the yolk, while a moderate signal was seen in the portion of the yolk containing the yolk-platelets. As embryonic development progressed, the liver biliary system, gall bladder, and intestinal tract accumulated strong fluorescent signal. After hatch, once the gastrointestinal tract was completely developed, most of the fluorescent signal was cleared. The MPLSM is a useful tool to describe the tissue distribution of fluorescent PBTs during fish ELS.
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- Michael W Hornung
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, 6201 Congdon Blvd., 55804 Duluth, MN, USA.
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Liu XH, Zhang T, Rawson DM. The effect of partial removal of yolk on the chilling sensitivity of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Cryobiology 1999; 39:236-42. [PMID: 10600257 DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of partial removal of yolk on the survival of zebrafish embryos and the chilling sensitivity of yolk-reduced embryos were investigated at several stages of embryo development. Dechorionated embryos were punctured with a sharp microneedle and approximately 50 to 75% of yolk content was released following multiple punctures. The survival of yolk-reduced embryos was found to be stage dependent. Only 7.9% of 26-somite (24 h) embryos survived, whereas 56.7% of prim-6 (27 h), 62.4% of prim-15 (34 h), and 81.3% of high-pec (49 h) embryos survived after partial removal of yolk. For chilling sensitivity studies the yolk-reduced embryos at high-pec stage were cultured in embryo medium for 2, 6, or 24 h to allow embryo recovery before they were chilled at 0 degrees C for 6 h. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were seen in normalized survivals between control and yolk-reduced embryos following a 2- or 6-h recovery period. However, when the recovery period was extended to 24 h, the yolk-reduced embryos showed significant (P < 0.05) higher survival than that of chilled controls and the significance was more pronounced (P < 0.01) after a longer period (10 h) of chilling. Similar results were also obtained with embryos at prim-6 stage. These results indicated that after partial removal of yolk, zebrafish embryos at post-prim-6 stage can survive well and their sensitivity to chilling can be reduced. This may have significant implications in alleviating certain difficulties confronting the cryopreservation of fish embryos. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.
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- University of Luton, The Spires, 2 Adelaide Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5DU, United Kingdom
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Gawlicka A, Teh SJ, Hung SS, Hinton DE, de la Noüe J. Histological and histochemical changes in the digestive tract of white sturgeon larvae during ontogeny. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1995; 14:357-371. [PMID: 24197527 DOI: 10.1007/bf00003374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/1995] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Ontogenetic changes in digestive tract histology and digestive enzyme histochemistry were investigated 11 to 36 days post-hatch in white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus larvae. From initiation of exogenous feeding (12 days post-hatch), larvae were fed a commercial salmonid diet for the ensuing 24 days. The digestive system of white sturgeon displayed a high degree of morphologic organization and functionality at the onset of exogenous feeding. An enhancement of digestive capacities occurred with transition to active feeding. On day 2 of feeding, there was a clear increase of alkaline phosphatase, aminopeptidase M, dipeptidyl peptidase IV, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activity in the brush border of the spiral intestine. This strong activity is an apparent confirmation of the importance of this segment of the intestine for protein digestion and nutrient absorption. The functional development of the pyloric intestine occurred on day 4 and was concomitant with an increase in the activity of brush border and cytoplasmic enzymes such as acetylcholinesterase, dipeptidyl peptidase II, α- and β-galactosidases. The absence of acetylcholinesterase, lactase, nonspecific esterase, and weak activity of exopeptidases and alkaline phosphatase in the anterior intestine suggests that this segment of the intestine may be less important in nutrient absorption than the pyloric and spiral intestines. The observed quantitative and qualitative differences in enzyme activity along the intestine indicate a high degree of specialization of each segment for specific digestive and absorptive processes.
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- A Gawlicka
- GREREBA, Université Laval, Québec, Qué., GIK 7P4, Canada
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Matschak TW, Stickland NC, Crook AR, Hopcroft T. Is physiological hypoxia the driving force behind temperature effects on muscle development in embryonic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)? Differentiation 1995. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1995.5920071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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