Effects of salinity level on the activity of chloride cell and mucus secreting cell in the gill of the female Shortfin molly, Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863 https://doi.org/10.12982/VIS.2021.016

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Chloride cell Histology Molly fish Osmoregulation

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Sirirat Sathorn
Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Sinlapachai Senarat
Department of Marine Science and Environment, Faculty of Science and Fisheries Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang 92150, Thailand
Jes Kettratad
Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Marine Ecology and Marine Resources Utilization Research Unit, Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Gen Kaneko
School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St. Victoria, Texas 77901, USA
Wannee Jiraungkoorskul
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Koraon Wongkamhaeng
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Abstract

Ovoviviparous poeciliid fishes have been relatively well studied in the unique reproductive strategy, but their osmoregulatory system largely remains unknown. In this study, we conducted a short-term (7 days) lab experiment to investigate the effect of different salinity levels from 0 (freshwater) to 50 ppt (mesosaline) on the number of chloride cells and mucus secreting cells of female Poecilia mexicana. Chloride cells were found at high density along the epithelial lamellae, whereas mucus secreting cells were also concentrated in the gill raker epithelium. More interestingly, the average density of chloride cells and the mucus secreting cell were significantly increased at high salinity levels (P < 0.05). While further validation by immunohistochemistry is warranted, integrative data from our study suggested that the potential function of the osmoregulatory mechanism/strategy was supported by chloride and mucus secreting cells of female P. mexicana gill.

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Sathorn, S. ., Senarat, S. ., Kettratad, J. ., Kaneko, G. ., Jiraungkoorskul, W. ., & Wongkamhaeng, K. . (2021). Effects of salinity level on the activity of chloride cell and mucus secreting cell in the gill of the female Shortfin molly, Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863: https://doi.org/10.12982/VIS.2021.016. Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 19(2), 173–184. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/vis/article/view/255812
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