Branchial osmoregulatory response to salinity in the gilthead sea bream, Sparus auratus. | - CCMAR -

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TitleBranchial osmoregulatory response to salinity in the gilthead sea bream, Sparus auratus.
Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsLaiz-Carrión, R, Guerreiro, PM, Fuentes, J, Canario, AVM, Del Río, MPMartín, Mancera, JMiguel
Year of Publication2005
JournalJ Exp Zool A Comp Exp Biol
Volume303
Issue7
Date Published2005 Jul 1
Pagination563-76
ISSN1548-8969
KeywordsAnalysis of Variance, Animals, Blood Chemical Analysis, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Gills, Microscopy, Video, Sea Bream, Seawater, Sodium Chloride, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase, Time Factors, Water-Electrolyte Balance
Abstract

The branchial osmoregulatory response of gilthead sea bream (Sparus auratus L.) to short-term (2-192 hr) and long-term (2 weeks) exposure to different environmental salinities (5 per thousand, 15 per thousand, 25 per thousand, 38 per thousand and 60 per thousand) was investigated. A "U-shaped" relationship was observed between environmental salinity and gill Na+,K+ -ATPase activity in both long- and short-term exposure to altered salinity, with the increase in activity occurring between 24 and 96 hr after the onset of exposure. Plasma osmolality and plasma ions (sodium, chloride, calcium and potassium) showed a tendency to increase in parallel with salinity. These variables only differed significantly (P<0.05) in fish adapted to 60 per thousand salinity with respect to fish adapted to full-strength sea-water (SW). Plasma glucose remained unchanged whereas plasma lactate was elevated at 5 per thousand and 60 per thousand. Muscle water content (MWC) was significantly lower in fish adapted to 60 per thousand. Chloride cells (CC) were only present on the surface of the gill filaments and absent from the secondary lamellae. CC distribution was not altered by external salinity. However, the number and size of CC were significantly increased at salinity extremes (5 per thousand and 60 per thousand), whereas fish exposed to intermediate salinities (15 per thousand and 25 per thousand) had fewer and smaller cells. Furthermore, the CC of fish exposed to diluted SW became rounder whereas they were more elongated in fish in full-strength and hypersaline SW. This is consistent with previous reports indicating the existence of two CC types in euryhaline fish. At likely environmental salinities, gilthead sea bream show minor changes in plasma variables and the effective regulation of gill Na+,K+ -ATPase. However, at very low salinities both haemodilution and up-regulation of gill Na+,K+ -ATPase predict a poor adaptation most likely related to deficiency or absence of specific components of the CC important for ion xuptake.

DOI10.1002/jez.a.183
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Alternate JournalJ. Exp. Zoolog. Part A Comp. Exp. Biol.
PubMed ID15945079
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