PMID- 29082340 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240327 IS - 2465-9525 (Print) IS - 2465-9541 (Electronic) IS - 2465-9525 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Sep TI - Starvation-induced Physiological Responses and RNA/DNA Ratios in Rock Bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, and Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. PG - 249-257 LID - 10.12717/DR.2017.21.3.249 [doi] AB - In a 12-week experiment, the rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, and olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, were investigated to determine the effects of starvation on their physiological parameters. The protein and DNA contents of the starved fish were significantly higher than the initial values and those of the fed fish. The RNA contents and RNA/DNA ratios of the fed fish were significantly higher than those of the other groups (P<0.05). The hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cells (RBC), and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of the fed rock bream were significantly higher than at baseline (P<0.05), whereas the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) of the fed fish was lower than at baseline (P<0.05). The hematocrit, hemoglobin, RBC, and MCHC of the starved group were significantly lower than the baseline values, whereas the MCV of the starved group was significantly higher than the baseline value (P<0.05). No significant difference in alanine aminotransferase was observed between the fed fish and baseline, whereas the starved fish value was significantly higher than the baseline value (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in cortisol levels. However, the glucose level in the fed group was significantly higher than the baseline level and that in the starved group was significantly lower than the baseline level (P<0.05). FAU - Park, In-Seok AU - Park IS AD - Division of Marine Bioscience, College of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Korea. FAU - Gil, Hyun Woo AU - Gil HW AD - Division of Marine Bioscience, College of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Korea. FAU - Kim, Bong-Seok AU - Kim BS AD - Inland Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), Cheongpyeung 12453, Korea. FAU - Park, Kwan-Ha AU - Park KH AD - Dept. of Marine Life and Applied Sciences, Kunsan National University, Kunsan 54150, Korea. FAU - Oh, Sung-Yong AU - Oh SY AD - Tongyeong Marine Science Station, Korea Institue of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), Ansan 15627, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170930 PL - Korea (South) TA - Dev Reprod JT - Development & reproduction JID - 101178352 PMC - PMC5651691 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Olive flounder OT - Physiological responses OT - RNA/DNA ratio OT - Rock bream OT - Starvation EDAT- 2017/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/31 06:01 PMCR- 2017/09/01 CRDT- 2017/10/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/09/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/09/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - dr-21-3-249 [pii] AID - 10.12717/DR.2017.21.3.249 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dev Reprod. 2017 Sep;21(3):249-257. doi: 10.12717/DR.2017.21.3.249. Epub 2017 Sep 30.