Resmoltification in wild, anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus):: a survey of osmoregulatory, metabolic, and endocrine changes preceding annual seawater migration

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作者
Aas-Hansen, O
Vijayan, MM
Johnsen, HK
Cameron, C
Jorgensen, EH
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[1] Univ Tromso, Norwegian Coll Fishery Sci, N-9037 Tromso, Norway
[2] Polar Environm Ctr, Norwegian Inst Nat Res, Dept Arctic Ecol, N-9296 Tromso, Norway
[3] Univ Waterloo, Dept Biol, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
[4] Univ Guelph, Ontario Vet Coll, Dept Biomed Sci, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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10.1139/F04-186
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S9 [水产、渔业];
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0908 ;
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Anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) migrate to seawater every summer for feeding and spend the rest of the year overwintering in fresh water. We investigated whether annual seawater migration is preceded by changes in hyposmoregulatory capacity, intermediary metabolism, and the plasma levels of hormones known to play a role in salmonid seawater preadaptation (smoltification). Wild, anadromous Arctic char were sampled in their overwintering lake in April and May and during the period of downstream migration in June. Our results demonstrate a fourfold seasonal increase in gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity, with maximum levels in descending migrants that also displayed prime hyposmoregulatory capacity. Hepatosomatic index and activities of key liver enzymes also increased during spring, indicating a general increase in liver metabolic capacity. These changes were accompanied by increased plasma cortisol and thyroxine levels, decreased plasma growth hormone levels, and unchanged plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor-I and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine. Our results indicate that wild, anadromous Arctic char resmoltify every spring, and this involves a shift from an energy-conserving overwintering state to a state where they become osmotically and metabolically prepared for their annual feeding migration to seawater.
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页码:195 / 204
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