ISSN:
1573-5133
Schlagwort(e):
Keywords
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Dietary protein
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Dietary lipid
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Endocrinology
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Vitamin C
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Thyroxine
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Triiodothyronine
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Synopsis In a 3 × 2 factorial experiment examining the effects of combinations of ambient temperature (18°, 15°, 9° C) and dietary protein content (35% and 45%) on thyroid activity inSalmo gairdneri, although there was an apparent increase in activity of the thyroid in cold-adapted trout, assessed by histological appearance of the gland, there were no significant changes in serum thyroid hormone titers. In a second experiment examining the effects of combinations of ambient temperature (15°, 12.5°, 10°C) with dietary lipid content (6% and 16%) there was a similar apparent increase in thyroid activity in cold-adapted fish which was accompanied, in fish fed the higher lipid diet, with an increase in serum thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) levels. Trout fed an ascorbic acid-free diet (experiment 3) had lower serum T3 levels than in those given an ascorbic acid supplemented diet (1280 mg·kg-1). In experiments 2 and 3 serum thyroid hormone concentrations were approximately inversely proportional to ambient temperature and concomitant weight gain, but no such correlation was evident in experiment 1 suggesting that the changes in hormone levels in experiments 2 and 3 were not ipso facto related to differences in either ambient temperature or weight gain but rather to the specific metabolic changes imposed by the dietary lipids or ascorbic acid deficiency.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02391625
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