Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 34(2): 145-153, doi: 10.3750/AIP2004.34.2.03
The effects of Propiscin on the cardiac rate of isolated heart of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L
G.J. Hajek, B. Kłyszejko, R. Dziaman, E. PaczkowskaCorresponding author: G.J. Hajek © G.J. Hajek, B. Kłyszejko, R. Dziaman, E. Paczkowska. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Hajek G, Kłyszejko B, Dziaman R, Paczkowska E (2004) The effects of Propiscin on the cardiac rate of isolated heart of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 34(2): 145-153. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2004.34.2.03 |  |
Abstract
Background. The use of anaesthetics in aquaculture requires conducting specific physiological studies of its effect on fish. The objective of this study was to evaluate the direct effect of Propiscin (IRS Olsztyn, Poland) on the rate of isolated heart of common carp. Materials and methods. The activity of isolated, perfused heart was recorded using an electrocardiograph. Propiscin was applied at concentrations of 2, 10, and 100 mlּl-1 of perfusion medium. Results. The study revealed a stimulating effect of Propiscin applied at a concentration of 10 mlּl-1, a depressing effect being recorded at a concentration of 100 mlּl-1. No effects were observed at the Propiscin concentration of 2 mlּl-1. Conclusion. It has been concluded that bradycardia accompanying the anaesthesia evoked by Propiscin at concentrations of 1 and 2 mlּl-1 of water is not a result of direct effect of Propiscin on the carp′s heart.
Keywords
fish, anaesthesia, Propiscin, etomidate, isolated heart, common carp