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High Throughput Danio Rerio Energy Expenditure Assay
Published on: January 27, 2016
Allometric relationship between body mass and aerobic metabolism in zebrafish Danio rerio
J Lucas1, A Schouman, L Lyphout
1UMR 7266 Littoral Environnement Sociétés (LIENSs), Institut du Littoral et de l'Environnement, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France; Ifremer, Place Gaby Coll, BP7, 17137 L'Houmeau, France.
Abstract:
The relationship between body mass (M) and metabolic rate was investigated through the assessment of active (R(A)) and standard (R(S)) metabolic rate at different life stages in zebrafish Danio rerio (5 day-old larvae, 2 month-old juveniles and 6 month-old adults). Scaling exponents and constants were assessed for standard (R(S) = 0·273M(0·965) in mgO(2) g(-1) h(-1)) and active metabolic rate (R(A) = 0·799M(0·926) in mgO(2) g(-1) h(-1)). These data provide the basis for further experiments regarding the effects of environmental factors on aerobic metabolism throughout the life cycle of this species.
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