Comparative clinicopathological responses of striped bass and palmetto bass to acute stress

Edward J. Noga, Chengjie Wang, Carol B. Grindem, Ramy Avtalion

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)680-686
Number of pages7
JournalTransactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume128
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 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.

FundersFunder number
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNA67FD00500, NA67FD0131
United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development FundNA46RG0087, US-2206-92
College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University

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