Physiological and biochemical effects of lithium in rainbow trout

Victoria Tkatcheva; Natasha M. Franklin; Grant B. McClelland; Richard W. Smith; Ismo J. Holopainen; Chris M. Wood

doi:10.1007/s00244-006-0173-5

Physiological and biochemical effects of lithium in rainbow trout

Victoria Tkatcheva, Natasha M. Franklin, Grant B. McClelland, Richard W. Smith, Ismo J. Holopainen, Chris M. Wood

Marine Biology and Fisheries

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Abstract

The physiological responses of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to lithium (as LiCl) in moderately hard freshwater (CaCO₃ = 120-140 ppm, Na⁺ = ∼0.6 mM) were studied. The study employed a 15-day step-up exposure regime; 66 μg/L Li for the first 9 days and 528 μg/L for the next 6 days. The concentrations of plasma ions, apolipoprotein AI, total cholesterol, and fatty acids, as well as metabolic enzyme citrate synthase (CS) and Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase activities in the gill were measured. Li affected fish by exacerbated diffusive Na⁺ losses at the gills in the beginning of exposure and a decrease of branchial CS activity. Detrimental effects were shown in fish exposed to 528 μg Li/L. These included a reduction of gill Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase activity, possibly related to observed lower concentrations of free fatty acids and cholesterol in gill tissue.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	632-638
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology
Volume	53
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-006-0173-5
State	Published - Nov 1 2007

Keywords

Apolipoprotein AI
Enzyme activity
Fish gill
Lipids
Lithium
Plasma ions

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Environmental Science(all)
Environmental Chemistry
Toxicology

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