Abstract
Selected clinicopathological features were compared between resting striped bassMorone saxatilis and palmetto bass (striped bass female × white bass M. chrysops male) and fish subjected to an acute (2-h-long) confinement stress. The taxa differed significantly in resting plasma lysozyme activities and leukocyte responses to mitogen stimulation. Confined fish of both taxa showed similar elevations in plasma osmolality, potassium, anion gap, creatinine, and glucose, suggesting a shock response. However, striped bass displayed slightly more severe perturbations, including elevated albumin and total protein, that indicated hemoconcentration. At least some of the intertaxon differences may have been associated with the greater ability of palmetto bass to adapt to culture conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 680-686 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by Binational U.S.– Israel Agricultural Research and Development Project US-2206-92; by grant NA46RG0087 from the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to the North Carolina Sea Grant College Program; by Saltonstall–Kennedy projects NA67FD00500 and NA67FD0131; and support from the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. We thank M.-S. Yang for excellent technical assistance and D. Wilson for assistance with statistical analysis.
Funding
This research was supported by Binational U.S.– Israel Agricultural Research and Development Project US-2206-92; by grant NA46RG0087 from the National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to the North Carolina Sea Grant College Program; by Saltonstall–Kennedy projects NA67FD00500 and NA67FD0131; and support from the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. We thank M.-S. Yang for excellent technical assistance and D. Wilson for assistance with statistical analysis.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NA67FD00500, NA67FD0131 |
United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund | NA46RG0087, US-2206-92 |
College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University |