作者: Jonathan Mark Wilson , Jose Carlos Antunes , Patricio D. Bouca , João Coimbra , None
DOI: 10.1139/F04-010
关键词: Brackish water 、 Seawater 、 Anguillidae 、 Biophysics 、 Fresh water 、 Protein expression 、 Cotransporter 、 Biology 、 Ion transporter 、 Ecology 、 Osmoregulation
摘要: The glass-eel stage of the life history Anguillid eels (Anguilla spp.) makes important physiological transition from seawater (SW) to freshwater (FW) osmoregulation. Central successful adaptation fresh water is switch active hypoosmoregulation (ion excretion) hyperosmoregulation uptake) counter passive fluxes imposed by concentration gradients. Anguilla anguilla (L.) glass eels, captured lower Minho River estuary and maintained in brackish (BW; 24), were fully capable adapting FW following acute transfer. In a comparison between SW- (34) FW-adapted gill Na+/K+-ATPase Na+:K+:2Cl cotransporter (NKCC) expression both markedly reduced group. Branchial mitochondria-rich chloride cells (MRCs) also significantly larger SW-adapted eels. Apical CFTR Cl channel immunoreactivity associated with branchial MRCs was only present these three ion-transport prot...