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Table 2 Plasma Na + , Cl - ions, and osmolality in A. melanopus upon exposure to 15 ppt water

From: Gene encoding prolactin in cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus and its expression upon acclimation to low salinities

Time (h)

Na+(mEq/L)

Cl-(mEq/L)

Osmolality (mOsm/kg)

0

205 ± 3.9

189.1 ± 1.0

379.0 ± 1.0

4

172 ± 3.8

159.6 ± 3.6

312.5 ± 5.5

8

170 ± 3.9

156.2 ± 4.2

313.0 ± 3.0

24

175 ± 3.3

158.2 ± 2.2

331.5 ± 2.5

144

192 ± 2.2

174.1 ± 2.1

351.5 ± 0.5

  1. Fish were transferred from 34 ppt (0 h) to 15 ppt water. Values shown as mean±S.E. (n=6) were measured from fish reared at 15 ppt for the times indicated.