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Stress in Fishes: A Diversity of Responses with Particular Reference to Changes in Circulating Corticosteroids

Stress in Fishes: A Diversity of Responses with Particular Reference to Changes in Circulating... Physical, chemical and perceived stressors can all evoke non-specific responses in fish, which are considered adaptive to enable the fish to cope with the disturbance and maintain its homeostatic state. If the stressor is overly severe or long-lasting to the point that the fish is not capable of regaining homeostasis, then the responses themselves may become maladaptive and threaten the fish's health and well-being. Physiological responses to stress are grouped as primary, which include endocrine changes such as in measurable levels of circulating catecholamines and corticosteroids, and secondary, which include changes in features related to metabolism, hydromineral balance, and cardiovascular, respiratory and immune functions. In some instances, the endocrine responses are directly responsible for these secondary responses resulting in changes in concentration of blood constituents, including metabolites and major ions, and, at the cellular level, the expression of heat-shock or stress proteins. Tertiary or whole-animal changes in performance, such as in growth, disease resistance and behavior, can result from the primary and secondary responses and possibly affect survivorship. Fishes display a wide variation in their physiological responses to stress, which is clearly evident in the plasma corticosteroid changes, chiefly cortisol in actinopterygian fishes, that occur following a stressful event. The characteristic elevation in circulating cortisol during the first hour after an acute disturbance can vary by more than two orders of magnitude among species and genetic history appears to account for much of this interspecific variation. An appreciation of the factors that affect the magnitude, duration and recovery of cortisol and other physiological changes caused by stress in fishes is important for proper interpretation of experimental data and design of effective biological monitoring programs. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Integr. Comp. Biol. (2002) 42 (3): 517-525. doi: 10.1093/icb/42.3.517 » Abstract Free Full Text (HTML) Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Regular Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Barton, B. A. 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Stress in Fishes: A Diversity of Responses with Particular Reference to Changes in Circulating Corticosteroids

Bruce A. Barton
Integrative and Comparative Biology , Volume 42 (3) – Jul 1, 2002
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Physical, chemical and perceived stressors can all evoke non-specific responses in fish, which are considered adaptive to enable the fish to cope with the disturbance and maintain its homeostatic state. If the stressor is overly severe or long-lasting to the point that the fish is not capable of regaining homeostasis, then the responses themselves may become maladaptive and threaten the fish's health and well-being. Physiological responses to stress are grouped as primary, which include endocrine changes such as in measurable levels of circulating catecholamines and corticosteroids, and secondary, which include changes in features related to metabolism, hydromineral balance, and cardiovascular, respiratory and immune functions. In some instances, the endocrine responses are directly responsible for these secondary responses resulting in changes in concentration of blood constituents, including metabolites and major ions, and, at the cellular level, the expression of heat-shock or stress proteins. Tertiary or whole-animal changes in performance, such as in growth, disease resistance and behavior, can result from the primary and secondary responses and possibly affect survivorship. Fishes display a wide variation in their physiological responses to stress, which is clearly evident in the plasma corticosteroid changes, chiefly cortisol in actinopterygian fishes, that occur following a stressful event. The characteristic elevation in circulating cortisol during the first hour after an acute disturbance can vary by more than two orders of magnitude among species and genetic history appears to account for much of this interspecific variation. An appreciation of the factors that affect the magnitude, duration and recovery of cortisol and other physiological changes caused by stress in fishes is important for proper interpretation of experimental data and design of effective biological monitoring programs. The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Integr. Comp. Biol. (2002) 42 (3): 517-525. doi: 10.1093/icb/42.3.517 » Abstract Free Full Text (HTML) Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Regular Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Barton, B. A. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue November 2015 55 (5) Alert me to new issues The Journal About the journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) We are mobile – find out more Journals Career Network Impact factor: 2.929 5-Yr impact factor: 3.655 Published on behalf of The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Editor-in-Chief Harold Heatwole View full editorial board For Authors Services for authors Instructions to authors Charges Online submission Submit Now! Self-archiving policy Open access options for authors - visit Oxford Open Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services What we offer Advertising sales Reprints Supplements var taxonomies = ("SCI00960"); Most Most Read The Ediacaran Biotas in Space and Time Polar Bears in a Warming Climate Causes and Consequences of Stress The relationship between egg size and fertilization success in broadcast-spawning marine invertebrates Mechanisms of Adhesion in Geckos » View all Most Read articles Most Cited Exceptional Fossil Preservation and the Cambrian Explosion Linking immune defenses and life history at the levels of the individual and the species Seminal influences: Drosophila Acps and the molecular interplay between males and females during reproduction Recent progress in understanding larval dispersal: new directions and digressions Grand challenges in organismal biology » View all Most Cited articles Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department. 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