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Published on: February 28, 2011
A technique for the determination of the available oxygen in living carp (Cyprinus carpio) muscle
Abstract:
A polarographic method for the measurement of the available oxygen in the muscle of living carp by the use of a platinum microelectrode is proposed. The oxygen and the reference electrodes were assembled in a single insertion piece which was implanted in the muscle of a living carp maintained in a special experimental chamber. Curves for normal oxygen levels corresponding to air-saturated water, as well as to a carbogene-saturated water, were obtained. The method can be considered adequate for the measurement of tissue oxygen in living fishes.

