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Carbonic anhydrase and Na/K-ATPase activities at different molting stages of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

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In the present study, the role of carbonic anhydrase (CA) and Na/K-ATPase in the gill and epidermal tissues in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii was examined as a function of molting stage. CA activity levels in the front and back gills were low at the intermolt stage C0, but increased significantly at premolt stage D3, and then decreased after molting. In the epidermal tissue, activity levels decreased gradually towards premolt to a minimum level at stage D3, but became elevated at postmolt stages A and B. Na/K-ATPase levels in the front and back gills did not change significantly during the molt cycle. CA in the gill is possibly involved in supplying counter-ions for ion uptake, while CA in the epidermal tissue may play a role in mineralizing the exoskeleton after ecdysis. Na/K-ATPase in the gills may function in ion uptake from the ambient medium; however, since its activity was not influenced by the molt cycle, it probably does not have a major role in osmoregulation in the freshwater environment.

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Jasmani, S., Jayasankar, V. & Wilder, M.N. Carbonic anhydrase and Na/K-ATPase activities at different molting stages of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii . Fish Sci 74, 488–493 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01550.x

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