title: [Effect of hypoxia on the content and stoichiometry of cytochromes in muscle of the gray mullet Liza aurata].
abstract: The maintenance of the gray mullet Liza aurata under conditions of hypoxia (P(O2) 55-82 GPa) for 1-2 days led to a decrease of oxygen pressure in arterial blood by 47%, while in venous blood--by 28%. The mean muscle oxygen pressure decreased by 19.2%. The number of hypoxic and anoxic zones in muscle tissue decreased significantly, in particular in red muscle. The maintenance of the fish in hypoxic waters for 15 days led to a rise of the content of cytochromes in muscle and a qualitative readjustment of the mitochondrial respiratory chain manifested in an increase of the content of cytochromes a and a3 and a decrease of cytochrome b. In discussion, literature data are presented which support the described regularity.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Soldatov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Savina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003580:Cytochromes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010313:Partial Pressure; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003580:Cytochromes; D010100:Oxygen