This book provides a condensed and comprehensive source of reference in the fast
developing science of aquaculture. Subjects covered include:-factors affecting fish growth …

This paper provides the currently available knowledge in the literature regarding the use of
sodium chloride (NaCl) in freshwater fish aquaculture and aquaria as related to toxicity …

The importance of salt and water absorption from the food by the gastrointestinal tract and its
impact on iono-and osmoregulation have been largely overlooked by fish physiologists. The …

Publisher Summary This chapter examines the hormonal control of gill Na+, K+-ATPase and
chloride cell function. The secretion of excess sodium and chloride by teleosts in seawater is …

1. The activities of the Na+ K+-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase and the number and size of
mitochondria rich cells were determined in the gills and opercular epithelia of tilapias …

The delicate and elaborate structure of the fish gill has long fascinated biologists as perhaps
the most exquisite example of an external respiratory organ. This chapter summarizes gill …

This study aims to examine ionoregulatory parameters during exercise and cortisol elevation
in common carp fed different food rations. Fish subjected to two different feeding regimes …

Ours is the first study to demonstrate an influence of dietary sodium on waterborne copper
uptake in fish. We examined possible interactions between dietary sodium and the response …

The effect of increased dietary salt on growth and nutrition of rainbow trout was investigated
using two types of salt-enriched diets:(a) commercial trout food reconstituted to contain …

Numerous fish species, including rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), are able to inhabit
both freshwater and seawater and routinely migrate between the two environments. One of …