| Abstract: | Integrated effects of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and nutritional status on responses to handling disturbance were investigated in the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). The fish were orally contaminated with Aroclor 1254 and held either with or without food for 5 months before they were subjected to a 10-min handling disturbance. Food-deprived fish were given 0, 1, 10 or 100 mg PCB kg-1 and the fed fish 0 or 100 mg PCB kg-1. Plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate levels were measured at 0 (pre-handling), 1, 3, 6 and 23 h after the handling disturbance. Food-deprived control fish had elevated plasma cortisol levels compared with fed fish before handling. These basal cortisol levels were suppressed by PCB in food-deprived fish, and elevated by PCB in fed fish. The immediate cortisol and glucose responses to handling disturbance were suppressed by PCB in a dose-dependent way in food-deprived fish. Although these responses were also lowered by PCB in the fed fish, the effect was much less pronounced than in food-deprived fish. There were only minor effects on plasma lactate responses. Our findings suggest that the stress responses of the Arctic charr are compromised by PCB and that the long-term fasting, typical of high-latitude fish, makes these species particularly sensitive to organochlorines such as PCB. ?? 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Citation Author: | Jorgensen, E. H.; Vijayan, M. M.; Aluru, N.; Maule, A. G. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Fasting modifies Aroclor 1254 impact on plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate responses to a handling disturbance in Arctic charr; 2002; Article; Journal; Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology; Jorgensen, E. H.; Vijayan, M. M.; Aluru, N.; Maule, A. G. |
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| Citation Volume: | 132 |
| Citation Year: | 2002 |
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| Text: | Fasting modifies Aroclor 1254 impact on plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate responses to a handling disturbance in Arctic charr; 2002; Article; Journal; Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology; Jorgensen, E. H.; Vijayan, M. M.; Aluru, N.; Maule, A. G. |
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| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00069-8 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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