Abstract
The blood transit time through the gills of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was modified by manipulation of cardiac output (Vb). The experiments tested the hypothesis that efficiency of CO2 excretion is sensitive to changes in blood flow owing to chemical equilibrium limitations. An extracorporeal blood shunt was used to continuously monitor blood gases in fish in which Vb was elevated (by 13.3 +/- 2.4 ml x min(-1) x kg(-1)) by intravascular saline injection or reduced (by 10.8 +/- 1.8 ml x min(-1) x kg(-1)) by removal of plasma. The arterial partial pressure of CO2 (Pa(CO2); an index of CO2 excretion efficiency) was increased with elevated Vb and was decreased with reduced Vb such that the changes in Pa(CO2) exhibited a significant positive sigmoidal relationship with the changes in Vb (r2 =0.75; P < 0.05). In contrast, there was no significant relationship between changes in the arterial partial pressure of O2 (Pa(O2); an index of O2 uptake efficiency) and changes in Vb (r2 = 0.07; P > 0.05). The intravenous administration of carbonic anhydrase (CA; 10 mg/kg) before vascular volume loading eliminated the increase in Pa(CO2) with increased Vb that was observed in control fish.
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