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Seasonal Dynamics of Lysozyme in the Pike Esox lucius L. in Rybninsk Reservoir

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The concentration of lysozyme in the immune organs of the pike (kidney, spleen, liver, and blood serum) was analyzed. The opposite of the intra-annual fluctuation of the nonspecific immunity indicators in the kidney and the spleen relative to the liver and the serum was found. The highest level of the enzyme in the kidney was observed during the winter months and in spring, and in the serum, it was from spring to autumn. In May, a significant increase in the lysozyme concentration was found in all organs studied and the serum, regardless of the direction of changes in the previous period. The size of the individuals did not affect the lysozyme concentration in the organs, and a correlation with the fish length was found only in the serum. The stages of gonadal maturity in pike showed a multidirectional effect on the enzyme concentration in the kidney and the serum. The intra-annual dynamics of the nonspecific immunity indicator in adult fish has a seasonal dependence, including a dependence on the water temperature in the water body. In the liver and serum, the relationship between the enzyme and temperature is direct, and it is the opposite in the kidney and spleen. Studies have shown that the seasonal dynamics of the lysozyme concentration in pike is influenced by a set of parameters characterizing the physiological state of fish and environmental factors. Serum lysozyme was found to be more dependent on various factors than the enzyme from the organs.

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This work was carried out within the framework of a State Assignment, project no. АААА-А18-118012690222-4.

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Subbotkin, M.F., Subbotkina, T.A. Seasonal Dynamics of Lysozyme in the Pike Esox lucius L. in Rybninsk Reservoir. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 48, 777–782 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359021060169

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