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Effect of body size on organ-specific mitochondrial respiration rate of the largemouth bronze gudgeon

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The effects of body size on the mitochondrial respiration rate were assessed in the heart, brain, gill, liver, and red muscle of largemouth bronze gudgeon, Coreius guichenoti, from the Yangtze River. Body mass had a significant influence on the state 3 oxygen consumption rate of the mitochondria from the heart, gill, and red muscle. The relationships between body mass (M, g) and state 3 oxygen consumption rate (V state 3, nmol O min−1 mg−1) of the mitochondria were represented by the following: V state 3 = 3.56M 0.71 for heart, V state 3 = 4.64M 0.50 for red muscle, and V state 3 = 473.73M −0.82 for gill. There was a significant difference in V state 3 , V state 4, and respiratory control ratio among organs and all were highest in the heart. Our results suggest that the relationship between mitochondrial respiratory rate and body size varies among organs. The high mitochondrial respiratory rate in the heart of the largemouth gudgeon suggests that it has the highest oxidative capacity.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31000958), Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ (CSTC2008BB7097) and the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB134405).

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    Yiping Luo, Wen Wang, Yurong Zhang & Qingda Huang

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Luo, Y., Wang, W., Zhang, Y. et al. Effect of body size on organ-specific mitochondrial respiration rate of the largemouth bronze gudgeon. Fish Physiol Biochem 39, 513–521 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-012-9716-z

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