title: Clearance of plasma corticosteroids during smoltification of coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch.
abstract: The plasma clearance rate (PCR) of radioactivity after a single intracardial injection of 3H-cortisol was elevated during the spring in yearling coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch. Graphical analysis suggested a seasonal correlation between PCR and gill Na/K-ATPase activity. An explanation for this correlation is suggested. The major metabolite of 3H-cortisol in plasma was 3H-cortisone. It appeared rapidly following injection of the original radiotracer.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patiño
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Schreck
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Redding
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D003348:Cortisone / Q000097:blood; D005880:Gills / Q000201:enzymology; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007700:Kinetics; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D012474:Salmon / Q000254:growth & development*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D014316:Tritium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D003348:Cortisone; D006854:Hydrocortisone