2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Unity and diversity of gill ionocyte morphology in teleost fishes
| Project/Area Number |
22780183
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
General fisheries
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| Research Institution | St. Marianna University School of Medicine |
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Principal Investigator |
HIROI Junya 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (20350598)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 魚類 / 環境適応 / 浸透圧調節 / 淡水 / 海水 / 塩類細胞 / イオントランスポーター |
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| Research Abstract |
Teleost fishes are able to live in both fresh water and seawater by means of specialized "ionocytes" in the gill epithelium. Simultaneous immunofluorescence staining of multiple ion-transport proteins revealed morphological variations in ionocytes among teleost species (e.g. rainbow trout, tilapia and zebrafish). Ionocytes possessing apical Na+/H+ exchanger, apical Rh protein, basolateral Na+/K+-ATPase and basolateral Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter are common in fishes.
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Research Products
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