Short-Term Serum Cortisol Concentrations in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Subjected to Serial Sampling and Restraint

Authors

Richard E. Spieler, Lousiana State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1974

Publication Title

Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada

ISSN

0015-296X

Volume

31

Issue/No.

7

First Page

1240

Last Page

1242

Abstract

Serum cortisol from serially sampled goldfish (Carassius auratus) did not demonstrate a stress-evoked increase (P>.05) until 10-22 min after initial capture. This response did not differ (P>0.5) among fish sampled at the beginning, middle, and end of a 12-h light period.

NSUWorks Citation

Richard E. Spieler. 1974. Short-Term Serum Cortisol Concentrations in Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Subjected to Serial Sampling and Restraint .Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada , (7) : 1240 -1242. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/214.

DOI

10.1139/f74-148