The influence of swimming activity on sodium balance in the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

1973 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris M. Wood ◽  
D. J. Randall



1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 704-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. McCarty ◽  
A. H. Houston

Gill and kidney Mg2+-dependent, Na+:K+- and HCO3−-stimulated ATPase (EC 3.6.1.3) activities were estimated at 25 °C and at acclimation temperature in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, acclimated to 2, 10, and 18 °C, as were plasma levels of sodium, potassium, and chloride. Sodium and chloride exhibited no significant variation between 2 and 18 °C; potassium levels were elevated at 18 °C. When assayed at 25 °C Mg2+-dependent and HCO3−-stimulated ATPase activities did not vary consistently or significantly in relation to acclimation temperature. Under comparable assay conditions both gill and kidney Na+:K+-stimulated activities declined at higher acclimation temperatures. Significant increases in all activities were encountered when preparations were incubated at the appropriate acclimation temperature. The data suggest that the branchial Na+:K+–ATPase system serves primarily as a high-temperature amplifier of sodium uptake, and may contribute little to the maintenance of sodium balance in the cold-adapted animal. No evidence of a critical involvement of HCO3−-stimulated ATPase in ionic regulations was obtained.



1973 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris M. Wood ◽  
D. J. Randall






1971 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1801-1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. McCauley ◽  
W. L. Pond

Preferred temperatures of underyearling rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) were determined in both vertical and horizontal temperature gradients. No statistically significant difference was found between the preferred temperatures by the two different methods. This suggests that the nature of the gradient plays a lesser role than generally believed in laboratory investigations of temperature preference.



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