Physiological responses to swimming fatigue in juvenile largemouth bronze gudgeon Coreius guichenoti

J Fish Biol. 2018 Apr;92(4):1192-1197. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13557. Epub 2018 Feb 21.

Abstract

Stepped velocity tests were conducted on juvenile largemouth bronze gudgeon Coreius guichenoti in a swim tunnel respirometer, and oxygen consumption increased with swimming speed to fatigue and then decreased during recovery. Serum levels of total protein, glucose and triglycerides initially decreased, increased at fatigue and then decreased during recovery. Levels stabilized after 120 min, corresponding to the time necessary to recover from fatigue.

Keywords: Coreius guichenoti; fatigue; oxygen consumption; serum parameters.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose
  • Blood Proteins
  • Cyprinidae / physiology*
  • Fatigue*
  • Oxygen Consumption*
  • Swimming*
  • Triglycerides / blood

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Blood Proteins
  • Triglycerides