中华绒螯蟹幼蟹标准代谢的研究

对中华绒螯蟹幼蟹的耗氧率、CO2 排出率及NH3-N排泄率进行了测定 ,并研究了幼蟹的能耗率及能源物质的供能比。结果表明 ,体重 ( 2 70± 1 4 0 )g的幼蟹 ,在水温 ( 2 0± 0 5 )℃时 ,耗氧率、CO2 排出率和NH3-N排泄率分别为 ( 0 4 14± 0 0 91)mg·g-1·h-1、( 0 4 76± 0 12 5 )mg·g-1·h-1和 ( 4 179± 1 171) μg·g-1·h-1;标准代谢的蛋白质、碳水化合物和脂肪提供的能量比为 7 3∶3 8 8∶5 3 9。其耗氧率 (R0 )受水中溶氧水平的影响 ,并与体重(W )呈负相关 (R0 =0 84 0 3W-0 72 6 5)。     

盐度与体重对台湾罗非鱼耗氧率的影响

在盐度为淡水、7、14、2 1、2 8和 35的条件下 ,测定了 3个体重组 (1.5 7～ 4.87g ,7.0 7～ 18.2 3g和31.5 0～ 5 2 .41g)的台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率 ,方差分析表明 ,盐度对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率有极显著的影响(P <0 .0 1) .体重范围为 1.5 7～ 18.2 4g时 ,盐度 7实验组的耗氧率最高 ,分别为 0 .41mgO2 ·g-1·h-1(1.5 7～ 4.78g)和 0 .34mgO2 ·g-1·h-1(7.0 7～ 18.2 3g) ,体重范围为 31.5 0～ 5 2 .41g时 ,耗氧率最高值出现在盐度 35组 ,为 0 .30mgO2 ·g-1·h-1.耗氧率最低值也因体重范围的不同而出现在不同的盐度 ,体重范围为1.5 7～ 4.78g时 ,盐度 14组的耗氧率最低 ,为 0 .2 8mgO2 ·g-1·h-1,体重范围在 7.0 7～ 5 2 .41g时 ,耗氧率的最低值均出现在盐度 2 1组 ,其中体重范围 7.0 7～ 18.2 3g的最低值为 0 .2 2mgO2 ·g-1·h ,而体重范围31 5 0～ 5 2 .41g的最低耗氧率为 0 .13mgO2 ·g-1·h-1.协方差分析表明 ,盐度和体重对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率存在极显著的交互作用 (P <0 .0 1) .     

栉孔扇贝耗氧率和排氨率的研究

1999年 4～ 6月 ,采用室内实验生态学方法对栉孔扇贝的耗氧率和排氨率进行了研究 .结果表明 ,在适宜的温度范围内 ,栉孔扇贝的耗氧率和排氨率均与温度成正比 ,而与体重呈负相关关系 .在实验室温度 (8～ 2 8℃ )条件下 ,栉孔扇贝的耗氧率为 0 .48～ 9.0 9mg·g-1·h-1,排氨率为 0 .0 5～ 1 0 1mg·g-1·h-1.其中耗氧率在 2 3℃时达到最高值 ,2 8℃时开始下降 ,而排氨率则呈持续升高趋势 .栉孔扇贝的日常代谢明显高于标准代谢 ,耗氧率和排氨率平均值分别提高约 35 .8%和 75 .9% .     

温度和体重对中华绒螯蟹幼蟹饥饿代谢的影响

于1998年9月—12月对均重为3．64、1．69和0．52g三种规格的中华绒螯蟹幼蟹在15、20、25和30℃四种温度条件下的饥饿代谢进行了测定,以探讨体重和温度变化对代谢的影响。结果表明,耗氧率(Ro)和氨氮排泄率(Rs)都随温度升高而增大,随体重增大而减小,其关系式可分别表示为：Ro=0．1309We^0.0490T和Ro=0．4254W^-0.1999;Rs=3．3649e^0.0484T和RN=0．4400W^-2.900不同体重幼蟹在不同温度条件下的饥饿代谢率差异显,饥饿代谢率随体重的增大而减少,随温度升高而增大。同时,体重对能源物质的供能比有较大影响,三种规格的幼蟹,其代谢底物中蛋白质、碳水化合物和脂肪提供的能量比分别为6．4：41．8：518、6．7：27．8：65．5和7．3：43．8：48．9。     

缺氧胁迫对菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)生理代谢的影响

采用苏木精-伊红(H-E)染色的方法,对菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)在缺氧(DO2 mg·L-1)胁迫20 d后组织结构进行研究,同时对菲律宾蛤仔在正常充氧(对照组)和缺氧状态下(缺氧组)的耗氧率、排氨率(NH3-N)、CO2排出率和O∶N进行研究,以期了解缺氧条件下菲律宾蛤仔生理代谢特征及其代谢变化规律。结果表明:缺氧胁迫20 d后菲律宾蛤仔组织结构与对照组相比出现差异,缺氧组个体组织中分布有零星的深紫色圆斑点,可能是由于缺氧引起菲律宾蛤仔脂质代谢发生异常,形成脂质沉积;在22℃水温条件下,随着缺氧胁迫时间的推移,缺氧胁迫对菲律宾蛤仔耗氧率、排氨率、CO2排出率影响显著;在缺氧胁迫2 d时,菲律宾蛤仔的耗氧率、排氨率和CO2排出率呈下降趋势,分别为0.566、0.079和26.236 mg·g-1·h-1,菲律宾蛤仔耗氧率和排氨率在缺氧胁迫2 d达到最低值,而CO2排出率在第20 d达到最低值,为7.422 mg·g-1·h-1,约为对照组的1/2;缺氧组的O∶N比值范围是6.25~12.11,且在缺氧20 d达到最高值,为12.11。由此可知,缺氧胁迫对菲律宾蛤仔的组织结构和生理代谢产生了影响,缺氧组的菲律宾蛤仔组织结构异常、活力下降,生理代谢功能降低,研究结果可为菲律宾蛤仔养殖的科学管理提供依据。     

盐酸环丙沙星在中华绒螯蟹体内药物代谢动力学研究

应用反向高效液相色谱法对盐酸环丙沙星在中华绒螯蟹雄、雌蟹血淋巴与肌肉内的代谢规律进行了研究。肌肉注射给药后血淋巴中盐酸环丙沙星的浓度立即达到峰值 ,药物开始向肌肉等组织中运转 ,血药浓度在 1h内迅速下降 ,而肌肉中的浓度达到峰值 ;此后无论是血淋巴还是肌肉中的盐酸环丙沙星浓度均缓慢下降 ,到第 12 0h雌、雄蟹中盐酸环丙沙星的浓度均在 1μg·mL-1(g-1)以下 ,到 2 16h均不能检出。研究表明 :中华绒螯蟹血淋巴中盐酸环丙沙星的药物浓度可用一级吸收二室开放模型描述 ,雄、雌蟹的消除半衰期 (T1/ 2 β)分别为 40 .34± 1.48h和 2 2 .0 7±0 31h ;中华绒螯蟹的性别对盐酸环丙沙星在其体内的代谢有较大的影响。     

饥饿胁迫对中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)仔蟹的影响

在26.2 ～28.4℃水温条件下,研究了饥饿对中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)仔蟹的形态、行为、存活及体重损失的影响,同时确定了仔Ⅱ的营养饱和储存点(PRS)和不可恢复点(PNR).结果表明:饥饿胁迫下中华绒螯蟹仔Ⅰ、仔Ⅱ、仔Ⅲ的初次死亡时间(T1)分别为8.0、14.0和20.3 d,50％死亡时间(Ts0)分别为11.4、16.0和25.5 d,100％死亡时间(T100)分别为15.0、22.0和32.3 d,耐饥饿能力为仔Ⅲ＞仔Ⅱ＞仔Ⅰ;饥饿期间中华绒螯蟹体内水分含量持续升高,干重量降低显著,干重损失速率也随时间延长逐渐减小;先饱食后饥饿的给饵模式中仔Ⅱ蜕皮率随初始饱食时间延长而升高,50％个体完成蜕皮所需饱食时间(PRS50)为2.10d,各处理组仔Ⅱ的蜕皮周期与持续饱食组均无显著差异(P＞0.05),但只有饱食3d以上才能达到持续饱食饲养蟹的增重率;先饥饿后饱食的给饵模式中,仔Ⅱ的蜕皮率随着初始饥饿时间的延长而下降,其中仔Ⅱ50％不能蜕皮的初始饥饿时间(PNR50)和100％不能蜕皮的初始饥饿时间(PNR100)分别为10 d和14 d,并且蜕皮周期相对延长,延长时间约等于初始饥饿时间,不存在额外的摄食时间来弥补饥饿期间损失的能量,各处理组蜕皮后仔蟹与对照组体重无显著差异(P＞0.05).     

摄食水平对中华鳖稚鳖生长、氮排泄和能量收支的影响

在 30℃水温下进行摄食 -生长实验 (实验周期为 5 6d) ,设饥饿、1%、2 %、4 %和饱食 5个摄食水平 ,研究了中华鳖稚鳖 (39 5 4— 4 4 2 2g)的生长和能量收支。结果表明 ,中华鳖稚鳖的特定生长率随摄食水平的增加 ,其湿重、干物质、蛋白质和能量的特定生长率均呈二次曲线增加 ,其中干物质的特定生长率 (SGRdr)与摄食率 (Rl)的关系式为 :SGRdr=- 1 8799 1 0 795Rl- 0 0 832Rl2 (r=0 90 6 ,n =2 5 ,P <0 0 1) ;除干物质转化效率外 ,湿重、蛋白质和能量的转化效率在 2 %组均达到最大 ,分别为 36 31%、2 1 4 7%和 2 8 10 % ;除能量转化效率外 ,4 %组湿重、干物质和蛋白质的转化效率与最大值均无显著差异 ;摄食水平对中华鳖稚鳖总氮排泄率、氨氮排泄率、尿素氮排泄率以及氨氮占总氮排泄率的比例均有显著影响 (P <0 0 1) ,除氨氮占总氮比例外其他指标均随摄食水平的增加而增加 ,氨氮比例在饥饿组最高为 5 5 83% ,由饥饿到饱食其变化范围是 4 4 5 0 %— 5 5 83% ;总氮排泄率、氨态氮排泄率和尿素氮排泄率的变动范围分别是 19 81%— 6 5 87%、9 4 4 %— 36 31%和 8 2 4 %— 2 9 5 6 % ,回归分析表明 ,幼鳖的总氮排泄率 (μmol/g·d) (G N)、氨氮排泄率 (μmol/g·d) (NH3 N)及尿素氮排泄率 (μmol/g·     

温度和体重对中国对虾碳收支的影响

于 1996年 5～ 9月 ,测定了 3种规格 ( 0 .2 71± 0 .0 41g、3 .5 0 9± 0 .3 0 1g、11.0 62± 1.0 2 7g)池塘养殖中国对虾 (Penaeuschinensis)在 2 0℃、2 5℃和 3 0℃下 ,摄食日本刺沙蚕 (Neanthesjaponica)的C收支 .结果表明 ,温度和体重对摄食C有显著影响 ,随温度升高和体重的下降 ,C的摄食量显著增大 ,在 2 0℃、2 5℃和 3 0℃下的平均C摄食量分别为 12 .41、19.12和 2 6.0 8mg·g-1·d-1,在 3个规格下的平均C摄食量分别为 3 6.0 6、12 .17和 9.3 8mg·g-1·d-1.不同规格中国对虾对摄食C的分配比例无显著影响 ,温度是影响中国对虾摄食C分配的主要因素 .在 3个温度下摄食沙蚕的生长C、排粪C、蜕壳C和代谢C占摄食C的平均分配比例分别为 3 1.2 3 %、4.3 8%、7.94%、5 6.45 % ;2 6.83 %、2 .92 %、6.69%、65 .79% ;16.86%、2 .3 8%、5 .99%和 74.76% .     

盐度与体重对台湾红罗非鱼耗氧率的影响

在盐度为淡水、7、14、21、28和35的条件下,测定了3个体重组(1.57～4.87g,7.07～18.23g和31.50～52.41g)的台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率,方差分析表明,盐度对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率有极显著的影响(P＜0.01).体重范围为1.57～18.24g时,盐度7实验组的耗氧率最高,分别为0.41mg O2*g-1*h-1(1.57～4.78g)和0.34mg O2*g-1*h-1(7.07～18.23g),体重范围为31.50～52.41g时,耗氧率最高值出现在盐度35组,为0.30mg O2*g-1*h-1.耗氧率最低值也因体重范围的不同而出现在不同的盐度,体重范围为1.57～4.78g时,盐度14组的耗氧率最低,为0.28mg O2*g-1*h-1,体重范围在7.07～52.41g时, 耗氧率的最低值均出现在盐度21组, 其中体重范围7.07～18.23g的最低值为0.22mg O2*g-1*h,而体重范围31.50～52.41g的最低耗氧率为0.13mg O2*g-1*h-1.协方差分析表明,盐度和体重对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率存在极显著的交互作用(P＜0.01).     

Short‐term effect of hypoxia on ammonia excretion and respiration rates in the crab carcinus maenas

The metabolic response of the crab Carcinus maenas to short‐term hypoxia (60% and 35% saturated seawater) was studied at 17.5°C in fed, 3 day‐unfed and 6 day‐unfed crabs.

Ammonia excretion rate decreased under hypoxia: a 40% and 45% decrease in the normoxic rate was observed in fed crabs at 35% saturation and in 3 day‐unfed crabs at both hypoxic levels respectively. In the 6 day‐unfed crabs, the effect of hypoxia was concealed by the effect of starvation.

Oxygen consumption rate was directly related to the external O₂ tension irrespective of the crab's nutritional state. Stressed crabs behaved as a whole, as oxygen‐conformers.

A strong relationship was observed between ammonia excretion and oxygen consumption rates in fed crabs under hypoxia but not in starved crabs.     

The pentose cycle and insulin release in isolated mouse pancreatic islets during starvation.

When islets from mice were incubated with 16.7 mM-glucose, previous starvation for 48 h decreased the rate of insulin release by approx. 50% and glucose utilization was decreased by approx. 35%. The maximally extractable activity of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase was diminished by 28% after starvation. The formation of 14CO2 from both [1-14C]glucose was, however, higher than the rate of oxidation of [6-14C]-glucose in islets from both fed and starved mice. The fraction of glucose utilized that was oxidized (specific 14CO2 yield) ranged from one-fifth to one-third and was higher in islets from starved mice with both [1-14C]glucose and [6-14C]glucose as substrate. The contribution of pentose-cycle oxidation to total glucose metabolism was small (3% in the fed state and 4% in the starved state). The absolute rates of glucose carbon metabolism via the pentose-cycle oxidation to total glucose metabolism was small (3% in the fed state and 4% in the starved state). The absolute rates of glucose carbon metabolism via the pentose cycle and the turnover of NADPH in this pathway were identical in islets from fed and starved animals. After incubation at 16.7 mM-glucose for 30 min the contents of glucose (6-phosphate and 6-phosphogluconate were both unchanged by starvation. It is concluded that there is no correlation between the decreased sensitivity of the insulin secretory mechanism during starvation and the metabolism of glucose via the pentose cycle, the islet content of glucose 6-phosphate or 6-phosphogluconate.     

Postmetamorphic Growth and Metabolism of Long-Spined Black Sea Urchin (Diadema antillarum) Reared in the Laboratory

Postmetamorphic growth and metabolism measurements were obtained on two cohorts of laboratory-reared Diadema antillarum. The cohorts grew linearly from less than 1 mm to over 43 mm. Daily growth averaged 0.097 and 0.11 mm d^-1, respectively, for the two cohorts, and was found to differ significantly. Urchin metabolism was examined by a series of simultaneous measurements of oxygen consumption and ammonium excretion over 16 days on starved juveniles ranging 16.5 to 18.3 mm. Metabolic activity under conditions of starvation was used as a test of the viability of urchins reared in the laboratory with cultured food resources. Catabolic activity differed from the first week of starvation compared to the second. Metabolic response included: (1) a 2.2-fold increase in oxygen consumption rate; (2) 50% decline in ammonium excretion rate; and (3) a 5.1-fold increase in oxygen to nitrogen ratio. These measurements are consistent with a shift from almost pure protein catabolism during the first seven days of starvation to a lipid : protein catabolic ratio of 1 : 1 after the first week. Growth and metabolism experiments of this type are seen as a first step towards optimizing laboratory culture techniques of this species.     

Postmetamorphic Growth and Metabolism of Long-Spined Black Sea Urchin (Diadema antillarum) Reared in the Laboratory

Postmetamorphic growth and metabolism measurements were obtained on two cohorts of laboratory-reared Diadema antillarum. The cohorts grew linearly from less than 1 mm to over 43 mm. Daily growth averaged 0.097 and 0.11 mm d^?1, respectively, for the two cohorts, and was found to differ significantly. Urchin metabolism was examined by a series of simultaneous measurements of oxygen consumption and ammonium excretion over 16 days on starved juveniles ranging 16.5 to 18.3 mm. Metabolic activity under conditions of starvation was used as a test of the viability of urchins reared in the laboratory with cultured food resources. Catabolic activity differed from the first week of starvation compared to the second. Metabolic response included: (1) a 2.2-fold increase in oxygen consumption rate; (2) 50% decline in ammonium excretion rate; and (3) a 5.1-fold increase in oxygen to nitrogen ratio. These measurements are consistent with a shift from almost pure protein catabolism during the first seven days of starvation to a lipid : protein catabolic ratio of 1 : 1 after the first week. Growth and metabolism experiments of this type are seen as a first step towards optimizing laboratory culture techniques of this species.     

Cortisol effects on aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, nitrogen excretion, and whole-body composition in juvenile rainbow trout.

The influence of chronic cortisol elevation on metabolism, body composition, and fuel use patterns was examined in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Measurements were performed in a control group (day 0) and in two experimental groups at days 3, 10, and 30 after treatment with a cortisol implant or a sham implant. All fish were fed 1% daily ration. Measured plasma cortisol levels were highest at day 3 and returned close to normal values by day 30 in cortisol-implanted fish. No plasma cortisol elevation was observed in the sham group. Growth was depressed in the cortisol-treated fish. Cortisol elevation resulted in increased plasma glucose concentrations during the entire experimental period, elevated CO2 production at day 3 and 30, and an elevated respiratory quotient (RQ) exceeding 1.0 on these days. Nitrogen excretion, estimated as the sum of ammonia-N plus urea-N excretion, and the nitrogen quotient exhibited small decreases at day 30. Total-N excretion, measured with a nitrogen oxidizer, was approximately twice the sum of ammonia-N plus urea-N excretion but exhibited a similar trend. Aerobic metabolism (routine O2 consumption) was higher on day 10 compared to sham-implanted fish, although not relative to day 0 control levels. Anaerobic metabolism increased substantially, as evidenced by pronounced plasma lactate elevations at days 3 and 10, a small increase in whole-body lactate on day 10, and the elevated RQ on days 3 and 30. Body composition exhibited an increase in total carbohydrate at days 3 and 10, mainly reflecting increased glycogen levels. Protein concentration was stable, indicating, in accord with the respirometry data, that protein usage did not fuel the increased metabolism or carbohydrate elevation. Redirection of nutrient uptake from food and/or mobilization of lipid stores (which decreased relative to the control group but not relative to shams) are suggested as possible energy sources for these actions of cortisol.     

Effect of starvation on branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase activity in rat heart and skeletal muscle

The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in the activity of branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKAD) in skeletal muscle and the heart during brief and prolonged starvation. Fed control rats and rats starved for 2, 4 and 6 days were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium before heart and hindlimb muscles were frozen in situ by liquid nitrogen. Basal (an estimate of in vivo activity) and total (an estimate of enzyme amount) BCKAD activities were determined by measuring the release of 14CO2 from alpha-keto[1-(14)C]isocaproate. The activity state of BCKAD complex was calculated as basal activity in percentages of total activity. Both basal and total activities and the activity state of the BCKAD were lower in skeletal muscles than in the heart. In both tissues, starvation for 2 or 4 days caused a decrease in the basal activity and activity state of BCKAD. On the contrary, in the heart and muscles of animals starved for 6 days a marked increase in basal activity and activity state of BCKAD was observed. The total BCKAD activity was increasing gradually during starvation both in muscles and the heart. The increase was significant in muscles on the 4th and 6th day of starvation. The demonstrated changes in BCKAD activity indicate significant alterations in branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) and protein metabolism during starvation. The decreased BCKAD activity in skeletal muscle and heart observed on the 2nd and 4th day of starvation prevents the loss of essential BCAA and is an important factor involved in protein sparing. The increased activity of BCKAD on the 6th day of starvation indicates activated oxidation of BCAA and accelerated protein breakdown.     

Respiratory gas exchange,nitrogenous waste excretion,and fuel usage during starvation in juvenile rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss

Oxygen consumption, CO₂ excretion, and nitrogenous waste excretion (75% ammonia-N and 25% urea-N) were measured daily in 4-g rainbow trout over a 15-day starvation period. Oxygen consumption and CO₂ excretion declined while N excretion increased transiently in the mid-part of the starvation period but was unchanged from control levels at the end. Component losses (as percentage of total fuel used) of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate were 66.5, 31.1, and 2.4% respectively, as measured from changes in body weight and body composition, the latter relative to a control group at day 0. Instantaneous fuel use, as calculated from the respiratory quotients and nitrogen quotients, indicated that relative protein use rose during starvation, but contributed at most 24% of the aerobic fuel (as carbon). Lipid metabolism fell from about 68 to 37%, and was largely replaced by carbohydrate metabolism which rose from 20 to 37%. We conclude that the two approaches measure different processes, and that the instantaneous method is preferred for physiological studies. The compositional method is influence by greater error, and measures the fuels depleted, not necessarily burned, because of possible interconversion and excretion of fuels.Department of Biology, St. Francis Xavier University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada B2G 2W5     

Elevated oxygen uptake and high rates of nitrogen excretion in early life stages of the cobia Rachycentron canadum (L.), a fast-growing subtropical fish

Physiological energetics of cobia Rachycentron canadum were quantified for 18 to 82 days post-hatch (dph) hatchery-reared juveniles to better understand energy transformation and its implications in growth and survival. Mean oxygen consumption rates ( ; mg O₂ h⁻¹) of fish fed ad libitum and fish that were starved significantly increased with increasing wet mass (M; g), = 1·4291 M ^0·8119 and = 1·1784 M ^0·7833, respectively, with a significant reduction in mean metabolic rates of starved fish (19 to 27% specific dynamic action; SDA). Total ammonia nitrogen excretion rates ( A _MM, μmol h⁻¹) also scaled with M and significantly decreased after starvation. Mean mass-specific A _MM and urea excretion rates are the highest reported in the literature, with urea accounting for approximately half the total nitrogen excretion measured in both fed and starved fish. Relatively high energetic rates may allow cobia to develop rapidly into pre-juveniles and be less susceptible to predation and starvation at a comparatively early age.     

Respiratory metabolism of the soft tick,Ornithodoros turicata (Dugès)

The rate of oxygen consumption was investigated in fed larval, nymphal and adult Ornithodoros turicata ticks and in starved nymphal and adult ticks. Oxygen consumption rate of fed adult ticks increased with increasing temperature. The metabolic rate of adult ticks was affected by starvation whereby starved adult ticks showed a significantly lower oxygen consumption than their fed counterparts. The oxygen consumption rate of fed female ticks was significantly higher than that of fed males but, there was no significant difference between the oxygen consumption rates of starved female versus starved male ticks. Oxygen consumption of fed larvae was significantly greater than those of fed first through third instar nymphs. Fed and starved nymphal ticks as well as fed adult ticks ventilated continuously. In contrast, starved adults ventilated discontinuously. The ability to reduce metabolic rate, plus the capability to ventilate discontinuously allow O. turicata adults to cope with prolonged starvation.