Effects of PCB on the adrenergic response in perfused gills and on levels of muscle glycogen in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Rich. )

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606050· OSTI ID:5144748

Kiessling, A; Paert, P; Ring, O; Lindahl-Keesling, K

Alterations in behavior have been observed in PCB exposed fish. The response to external disturbance seems to be less evident in the PCB exposed fish than in unexposed ones. Furthermore, the levels of muscle glycogen are reported to be higher in fish exposed to PCB. The question arose if these PCB related effects on fish were the result of an interaction between PCB and the stress system. Response to stress in fish is either mediated by neurons direct to the target organ or by catecholamines released to the blood circulation. The gills are sensitive to circulating adrenaline, increasing the oxygen uptake. Adrenaline also participates in mobilization of muscle glycogen. The purpose of this study was to find out whether PCB influences the adrenaline response in gills and/or glycogen storage in muscle.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Uppsala, Sweden
• OSTI ID: 5144748
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 31:6; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADRENAL HORMONES
ADRENALINE
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
BIOCHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BLOOD FLOW
BODY
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOTONICS
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DRUGS
FISHES
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GILLS
GLANDS
GLYCOGEN
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HORMONES
LIVER
MUSCLES
NEUROREGULATORS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PERFUSED TISSUES
POLYSACCHARIDES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SACCHARIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STEROID HORMONES
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
TISSUES
TROUT
VERTEBRATES