Parr-Smolt Transformation of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ): Activities of Two Respiratory Enzymes and Concentrations of Mitochondria in the Liver

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Blake, Robert L., Roberts, Franklin L., Saunders, Richard L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Big Salmon; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f84-021; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f84-021

Hatchery-reared parr and smolts of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) derived from spawners of the Big Salmon, Saint John, and Penobscot rivers were analyzed for activity of two respiratory chain enzymes in liver. Cytochrome c oxidase activity was about 15-fold greater in enzyme units than succinate dehy...