An Effect of Triiodothyronine on Respiratory Rhythm in Zebrafish Danio rerio (Danionidae)
摘要
Abstract—
The paper presents the investigation results of an effect of thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine, Т3) on breathing frequency in zebrafish Danio rerio at rest. Fish exposure to a 10 ng/mL triiodothyronine solution for three days leads to a rise in the hormone level in their body approximately twofold and causes a significant increase in mean (opercular) ventilation frequency. Respiratory rhythm in Danio is characterized by alternation of periods of continuous and episodic breathing, which persist at exposure to T3. The article additionally discusses possible mechanisms of T3-induced increase in breathing frequency in fish.