Plasma osmolality of two species of elasmobranch fish during acclimation from 80% to 100% sea water
| . | Plasma osmolality (mosmol kg-1) . | . | . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | 0 h . | 1.5 h . | 6 h . | 24 h . | |||
| T. scyllia (mOsm kg-1) | 862±9.3 | 873±6 | 907±8* | 967.7±7*** | |||
| S. canicula (mOsm kg-1) | 831±22.8 | 854±15 | 930±15*** | - | |||
| . | Plasma osmolality (mosmol kg-1) . | . | . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | 0 h . | 1.5 h . | 6 h . | 24 h . | |||
| T. scyllia (mOsm kg-1) | 862±9.3 | 873±6 | 907±8* | 967.7±7*** | |||
| S. canicula (mOsm kg-1) | 831±22.8 | 854±15 | 930±15*** | - | |||
During acclimation seawater osmolality for Triakis scyllia rose from 772 to 970 mosmol kg-1; for Scyliorhinus canicula, it rose from 755 to 950 mosmol kg-1.
Results are expressed as means ± S.E.M.
Asterisks indicate a significant difference from the 0 h value(*P<0.05, ***P<0.001; Student's t-test; N≥6 for each group).