Abstract
Coho salmon were bled at a rate of 2% of the body weight and physiological parameters were examined after 14 days.
Hematocrit values in anemic and control fish were 12.8±3.2, 31.0±0.7%, respectively. In anemic fish, plasma phospholipid, total cholesterol, free cholesterol, and alkaline phosphatase activity were significantly lower (p<0.01)than those of controls. The concentration of ATP was reduced by approximately 46% in the gill, and by 37% in the kidney of anemic fish, compared to control values. The amount of ATP-related compounds were also significantly lower in both the gill (p<0.01) and kidney (p<0.05) in anemic fish. No significant difference was observed in Na+-K+ATPase activities in both tissues.
