Eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), muscle modifications induced by long‐term exposure to 101 ATA hydrostatic pressure
Fibre area, water and protein concentrations have been measured in red and white muscle of eels exposed for 1 month to hydrostatic pressure [HP = 101 atmosphere absolute (ATA)]. Comparison of the results with those from control fishes (1 ATA) shows that there is no variation of the measured paramete...
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1991
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03094.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1991.tb03094.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1991.tb03094.x |
| Summary: | Fibre area, water and protein concentrations have been measured in red and white muscle of eels exposed for 1 month to hydrostatic pressure [HP = 101 atmosphere absolute (ATA)]. Comparison of the results with those from control fishes (1 ATA) shows that there is no variation of the measured parameters in red muscle. However, white muscle exhibits a significant decrease ( P < 0.01) in protein concentration with a concomitant decrease ( P < 0.001) in fibre area. It is proposed that long term exposure to HP = 101 ATA induces metabolic and/or morphological modifications which are dependent on muscle type. |
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