Effects of Cortisol and Salinity Challenge on Water Balance in Developing Larvae of Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
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Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 73 (3): 283-289
Journal
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
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283-289
Date Issued
2000
Date
2000
Author(s)
Lin, Li-Yih
Weng, Ching-Feng
Hwang, Pung-Pung
Abstract
Effects of exogenous cortisol on drinking rate and water content in developing larvae of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) were examined. Both freshwater- and seawater-adapted larvae showed increases in drinking rates with development. Drinking rates of seawater-adapted larvae were about four- to ninefold higher than those of freshwater-adapted larvae from day 2 to day 5 after hatching. Seawater-adapted larvae showed declines in drinking rate and water content at 4 and 14 h, respectively, after immersion in 10 mg L(-1) cortisol. In the case of freshwater-adapted larvae, the drinking rate decreased after 8 h of cortisol immersion, while the water content did not show a significant change even after 32 h of cortisol immersion. In a subsequent experiment of transfer from freshwater to 20 ppt (parts per thousand, salinity) seawater, immersion in 10 mg L(-1) cortisol for 8-24 h enhanced the drinking rate in larvae at 4 h after transfer, but no significant difference was found in water contents between cortisol-treated and control groups following transfer. These results suggest that cortisol is involved in the regulation of drinking activity in developing tilapia larvae.
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