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Calorespirometry of developing embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

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The rates of oxygen consumption and heat dissipation were simultaneously measured and related to contents of glucose, glycogen and lactate in order to determine whether anaerobic processes contributed significantly to the energy metabolism of developing turbot embryos and larvae. The results suggest that metabolism is fully aerobic between Days 0 and 12 post fertilisation. The data further suggest that glycogen is the sole metabolic fuel during the first 18 to 19 h post fertilisation. After the commencement of epiboly, carbohydrates play an insignificant role in the energy metabolism of the developing embryo and yolk-sac larva.

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    R. N. Finn & H. J. Fyhn

  2. Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, PL1 3DH, Plymouth, UK

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Finn, R.N., Widdows, J. & Fyhn, H.J. Calorespirometry of developing embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Marine Biology 122, 157–163 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00349289

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