Effects of 6 days of exposure to terrestrial conditions on the activities of glutamine synthetase (GS), carbamoyl phosphate synthetase III(CPS III), ornithine transcarbamoylase (OTC), arginosuccinate synthetase+ lyase (ASS + L) and arginase in the liver of Protopterus dolloi
| . | Activity (μmol min−1 g−1 wet mass) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymes . | Immersed . | Terrestrial . | |
| GS | 0.16±0.01 | 0.36±0.04* | |
| CPS III (glutamine + AGA + UTP) | 0.27±0.04 | 1.04±0.23* | |
| OTC | 9.86±1.33 | 16.2±2.85 | |
| ASS + L | 0.47±0.07 | 0.87±0.15* | |
| Arginase | 143±36 | 250±51 | |
| . | Activity (μmol min−1 g−1 wet mass) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzymes . | Immersed . | Terrestrial . | |
| GS | 0.16±0.01 | 0.36±0.04* | |
| CPS III (glutamine + AGA + UTP) | 0.27±0.04 | 1.04±0.23* | |
| OTC | 9.86±1.33 | 16.2±2.85 | |
| ASS + L | 0.47±0.07 | 0.87±0.15* | |
| Arginase | 143±36 | 250±51 | |
Results represent means ± s.e.m. (N=5).
AGA, N-acetyl-l-glutamate; UTP, uridine triphosphate.
Significantly different from the fish immersed in water(P<0.05).