Ecological Relevance of Hemolymph Total Protein Concentration in Seven Unrelated Crustacean Species from Different Habitats Measured Predictively by a Density-Salinity Refractometer
Joint Authors
Ferrero, Enrico A.
Lorenzon, Simonetta
Martinis, Marzia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In recent years, blood metabolites have been investigated as a tool for monitoring physiological condition in wild or cultured crustaceans exposed to different environmental conditions.
Blood protein levels fluctuate with changes in environmental and physiological conditions and play fundamental roles in the physiology of crustaceans from O2 transport to reproduction up to stress responses.
Proteins are major contributors to hemolymph density, and the present study correlates the easy and low cost measure of hemolymph density by a density-salinity refractometer with the total protein concentration, measured with a colorimetric method.
Moreover, the study evaluates the accuracy of the relationship and provides a conversion factor from hemolymph density to protein in seven species of crustaceans, representative of taxa far apart in the phylogenetic tree and characterized by different life habits.
Measuring serum-protein concentration by using a refractometer can provide a non-destructive field method to assess crustacean populations/species protein-related modifications of physiological state without need of costly laboratory facilities and procedures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lorenzon, Simonetta& Martinis, Marzia& Ferrero, Enrico A.. 2011. Ecological Relevance of Hemolymph Total Protein Concentration in Seven Unrelated Crustacean Species from Different Habitats Measured Predictively by a Density-Salinity Refractometer. Journal of Marine Biology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450071
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lorenzon, Simonetta…[et al.]. Ecological Relevance of Hemolymph Total Protein Concentration in Seven Unrelated Crustacean Species from Different Habitats Measured Predictively by a Density-Salinity Refractometer. Journal of Marine Biology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450071
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lorenzon, Simonetta& Martinis, Marzia& Ferrero, Enrico A.. Ecological Relevance of Hemolymph Total Protein Concentration in Seven Unrelated Crustacean Species from Different Habitats Measured Predictively by a Density-Salinity Refractometer. Journal of Marine Biology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450071
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450071