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Plasma and Brain Glutamine Concentrations Unsuitable as Clinical Indicators of Ammonia Toxicosis in Channel Catfish
Author(s) -
Weirich C. R.,
Tomasso J. R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1995)007<0265:pabgcu>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - ictalurus , catfish , glutamine , ammonia , biology , plasma concentration , fishery , zoology , physiology , fish <actinopterygii> , endocrinology , biochemistry , amino acid
Plasma and brain glutamine levels in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus showed inconsistent changes resulting from exposure to un‐ionized ammonia, unlike results from studies of other teleosts. The results of this study strongly suggest that plasma and brain glutamine levels are unsuitable as clinical indicators of ammonia toxicosis in channel catfish.