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Alternative stress indicators in sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax , L.
Author(s) -
Simontacchi C.,
Poltronieri C.,
Carraro C.,
Bertotto D.,
Xiccato G.,
Trocino A.,
Radaelli G.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01717.x
Subject(s) - dicentrarchus , sea bass , biology , fishery , bass (fish) , mucus , plasma glucose , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , endocrinology , ecology , insulin
Stress indicators (plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate) were evaluated in sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax submitted to different pre‐slaughter conditions, and cortisol levels in plasma were found to correlate with those detected in mucus, gut contents and muscle. The results demonstrate new possibilities for monitoring stress status in fishes in which blood sampling is difficult or impossible.