Abstract

A potential difference is maintained between the perivitelline fluid of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) egg and the incubation medium. The magnitude of this potential difference depends on the ionic composition of the incubation medium; it exhibits a maximal negativity in deionized water, then depolarizes, and finally reverses in sign as the ionic content of the incubation medium is raised. The potential difference obeys the Nernst relationship over a limited concentration range of H+, Ca2+, and Mg2+(10−5to 10−3M). The maximal change in potential difference with change in Na+and K+concentrations is less than that predicted by the Nernst equation. The potential difference permits calculation of the degree of concentration of cations in the perivitelline fluid over that of the ambient medium. Depolarizing the perivitelline potential by lowering the ambient pH will result in losses of other cations from the perivitelline fluid.

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