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Excretion of lactic acid in exercised fishTilapia mossambica

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Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B, Animal Sciences

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Lactic acid excreted by the fish,Tilapia mossambica subjected to exercise has been measured in ambient water. The method of Barker and Summerson has been modified suitably for estimating lactic acid in the fish medium: decarbonated tap water.T. mossambica excreted 25·7, 31·1 and 31·6 mg/kg/hr of lactate at 35 cm/sec of swimming speed and 47·0, 60·2 and 54·6 mg/kg/hr of lactate at 93 cm/sec of swimming speed at the end of 1 hr of exercise at 25, 30 and 35°C respectively.

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  1. M N Kutty (Post-graduate)

    Present address: Fisheries College, T. N. Agricultural Universitf, 628 001, Tuticorin

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  1. Department of Zoology, Government Arts College, 641 018, Coimbatore

    N V Karuppannan (Post-graduate) & M N Kutty (Post-graduate)

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Karuppannan, N.V., Kutty, M.N. Excretion of lactic acid in exercised fishTilapia mossambica . Proc. Indian Acad. Sci (Animal Sciences) 87, 169–172 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03179277

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