Physiological impact of salinity increase at organism and red blood cell levels in the European flounder (Platichthys flesus)

F B Jensen, T Lecklin, M Busk, N R Bury, R W Wilson, C M Wood, M Grosell

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Abstract

Blood respiratory, acid-base, and ionic changes in response to hyperosmotic shock were studied in vivo and in vitro in the European flounder. One primary aim was to evaluate regulatory changes in red blood cell (RBC) volume and its interrelationship with blood O-2 transporting properties. An acute increase in the ambient salinity from 10 to 30 ppt caused small but significant increases in extracellular osmolality (
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159 - 174
Number of pages16
JournalJOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
Volume274
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Aug 2002

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