• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2021

The present study investigated the critical thermal maxima (CT_max) of red-spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara under different acclimation temperatures (T_acc). Fish were acclimated at 24℃, 28℃, and 32℃ water temperature for 2 weeks. Water temperature was increased at a rate of 1℃/h and CT_max level was measured following the critical thermal methodology (Paladino et al., 1980). The results showed that CT_max values of E. akaara were 35.61℃, 36.83℃, and 37.65℃ for fish acclimated at 24℃, 28℃, and 32℃, respectively. The acclimation response ratio (ARR) was 0.26. The CT_max values were significantly correlated with body size. Collectively, it is said that the CT_max value of red-spotted grouper can be affected by different adaptation temperature (24℃, 28℃, and 32℃) and the fish acclimated to a higher temperature has a higher CT_max level. Besides, the CT_max value of 35.61℃-37.65℃ indicating the upper thermal tolerance limit for E. akaara under different T_acc (24℃, 28℃, and 32℃). Understanding the thermal tolerance of E. akaara is of ecological importance in the conservation of this species.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2008

P. glehnii, an evergreen conifer found in northern areas, is known as a cold-resistant species. In this experiment, we measured the water content, PSⅡ efficiency, chlorophyll fluorescence, pigments of the xanthophyll-cycle and activity of enzymes of the ascorbate-glutathione cycle during cold acclimation and at subsequent low-temperature conditions to examine the importance of acclimation to cold tolerance. P. glehnii showed a decrease in PSⅡ efficiency (especially in Fv) during cold acclimation and at subsequent low temperatures. However, cold-acclimated needles showed higher PSⅡ efficiency at low temperatures than nonacclimated needles. In addition, 0-YON (first-year needles) showed an increase in $\beta$-carotene and lutein, while 1-YON (one-year-old needles) immediately developed an antioxidant mechanism in the ascorbate-gluthathione cycle as soon as they were exposed to low temperature and both 0-YON and 1-YON showed increased zeaxanthin and de-epoxidation ratios at continuous low temperature. Based on our results, we suggest that P. glehnii maintain PSⅡ efficiency at low temperature by effectively protecting the photosynthetic apparatus from photo-damage by rapid induction of an antioxidant mechanism in 1-YON and dissipation of excess energy by $\beta$-carotene and lutein in 0-YON.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.1173-1181
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• 2002

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of low temperature and salicylic acid(SA) on the chilling tolerance of acclimated and nonacclimated cucumber(Cucurmis sativus L.) seedlings. The acclimation phenomenon was characterized in chilling-sensitive cucumber seedlings and found to have a significant effect on the survival and shoot dry weights. The injuries experienced by the acclimated seedlings in the third leaf stage were on average smaller by half than those experienced by the nonacclimated seedlings. Chilling also caused a large increase in the free proline levels, regardless of the acclimation status. Exogenous treatment with SA(0.5mM) resulted in improved growth and survival of the nonacclimated chilled seedlings, indicating that SA induced chilling tolerance and SA and acclimation had common effects. The application of cycloheximide in the presence of SA restored the acclimation-induced chilling tolerance. The elevated proline level observed in the cold-treated and SA-treated plants was more pronounced in the light than in the dark at a chilled temperature, indicating that endogenous proline may play a role in chilling tolerance by stabilizing the water status in response to chilling. From these results it is suggested that SA provided protection against low-temperature stress by increasing the proline accumulation, and pre-treatment with SA may induce antioxidant enzymes leading to increased chilling tolerance.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.463-468
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• 2002

본 연구는 계절적으로 다른 수온에 순화되어 있는 패류에 대한 승온 효과를 분별하고 특히 시기별로 성장이 다른데 따른 승온 효과를 판별하기 위해 수행하였다. 실험 동물은 남해안 산 참굴, Crassostna gigas, 바지락, Ruditapes philippinarum 및 진주담치, Mytilus edulis의 3종이었으며 각 계절별로 채집하여 순화되어 있는 계절 수온과 순화 온도보다 4, 7 및 $10^{\circ}C$와 3, 6 및$ 9^{\circ}C$로 승온시킨 실험 해수에서 표준산소소비량과 여수량을 측정하였다. 생활사로 보아 가을에 치패기에 있는 참굴은 $14^{\circ}C$ 순화 수온 이상의 수온상승은 오히려 생리적 저해를 주었고 순화 수온이 $7^{\circ}C$인 겨울에는$ 9^{\circ}C$의 승온도 효과적이었다. 그러나 성재에서 여름에 순화 수온 $24^{\circ}C$ 이상의 승온은 저해를 주었다. 봄에 치패기에 있는 바지락은 순화수온보다 $6^{\circ}C$의 승온도 효과가 현저하였으나 그 이상의 수온 상승은 오히려 저해를 주었고 가을과 겨울에는 순화수온보다 온도가 $9^{\circ}C$까지 승온되어도 현저히 효과적이었다. 그러나 여름에는 순화수온 $24^{\circ}C$ 이상의 승온은 현저한 저해영향을 주었다. 진주담치는 봄 치패기에 순화수온보다 $3^{\circ}C$ 승온은 매우 효과적이었으나 그 이상 수온 상승은 저해를 주었다. 여름과 가을의 순화수온보다 높은 수온상승은 영향이 경미하였으며, 겨울에는 승온되어도 별다른 승온 효과를 보이지 않았다. 이상으로 보아 온배수의 승온 효과는 패류의 생활사 중 겨울에는 매우 효과적이었으나 치패기에 있어서는 순화 수온 보다 다소 높은 수온 상승도 오히려 저해 영향을 줄 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 1983

Twigs bearing floral buds of Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense(Ryp) and R. sinmsii(Rs), hardy species in Korea, were used to investigate the cold hardiness in relation to the developmental and anatomical characteristics, and the changes of water content. In floral buds of both species, the reproductive organs, pistils and stamens, matured within the bud scales in early ctober to prepare for a cold acclimation. The ray parenchymatous areas occupied in xylem were 41% in Ryp and 38% Rs. As the storage temperature is raised from 2 to 17$^{\circ}C$, water content increased more highly in Rs than in Ryp. Exotherm temperature of floral bud in Ryp was generally lower than that in Rs. The result supports that the higher cold-hardiness is achieved owing to the earlier maturation of floral buds, to the larger area of ray parenchyma in xylem, and to the lesser increase of water content as the storage temperature is raised.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.345-353
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• 2019

Higher thermal exposure can influence the blood cell morphology and count. Hence, based on the previous results (Rahman et al., 2019), the present study evaluated the morphometric indices of erythrocytes and their nucleus under different water temperatures (25℃, 28℃, 31℃, and 34℃) to investigate their use as an indicator of thermal stress in red spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara. 180 healthy specimens of E. akaara were exposed to four temperature conditions (25℃ as control, 28℃, 31℃, and 34℃) for 42 days, following 2 weeks of acclimation at 25℃. Erythrocyte major axis (EL), erythrocyte minor axis (EW), nucleus major axis (NL), and nucleus minor axis (NW) were examined from the blood smears on each sampling day (i.e., 2, 7, and 42 days of thermal exposure). EL and NL were significantly decreased, whereas EW and NW were increased at higher water temperature (31℃ and 34℃). The major-minor axis proportions of erythrocytes and their nucleus (EL/EW; NL/NW) were decreased with increasing water temperature (31℃ and 34℃). The strong relationships were observed among the morphometric indices of erythrocytes and their nucleus, especially in EL vs. NL and EW vs. NW. This study reveals that elevated water temperature (31℃ and 34℃) can influence the major and minor axis morphometry of erythrocytes and their nucleus in red spotted grouper. These indices may be used as stress indicators to monitor the health status of E. akaara and probably for other fish species.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2010

We isolated warm temperature acclimation-related protein 65-kDa (Wap65) cDNA from the liver of olive flounder and investigated the mRNA expression of Wap65 and HSP70 in olive flounder exposed to osmotic (17.5, 8.75, and 4 psu) and thermal stress (25 and $30^{\circ}C$). The mRNA expression of Wap65 and HSP70 was increased by thermal stress. The mRNA expression of HSP70 was also increased by osmotic stress, whereas no significant change in Wap65 expression was detected. These results indicate that Wap65 mRNA expression occurs specifically in response to increases in water temperature, but not in response to osmotic stress. Plasma cortisol levels were also increased by osmotic and thermal stress. We also utilized the stress hormone cortisol to examine whether Wap65 expression is thermal-stress-specific. Cortisol treatment increased HSP70 mRNA expression in vitro, but had no significant effect on Wap65 mRNA expression. Thus, thermal stress, but not osmotic stress, induces Wap65 expression.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.93-96
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• 2009

Unexpected mass mortality has been one of the drawbacks in front of the stable production of Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) on the Gangwon coasts of the East Sea. The preliminary data from our routine observation revealed that the mortality appeared to be related to variation of water temperature in the farming site and the degree of the mortality was dependent on scallop strain. The present study performed to verify the preliminary findings exhibited that the mortality was closely related to daily temperature variation rather than monthly variation. Daily temperature variation was particularly damageable to the scallop during the temperature elevation period. Scallops from hatchery seeds (Chinese strain) were more tolerant against the temperature variation over those from wild seeds. The hatchery scallop gain of the temperature tolerance was probably due to their larval experience to higher temperature in the hatchery as well as their maternal genetic acclimation to upper temperature extreme of the Chinese environment which was recently found.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 1996

틸라피아를 해수에 순치하여 근육의 물성 및 식감을 개선하기 위하여 해수에 순치한 틸라피아를 $0^{\circ}C,\;10^{\circ}C$ 및 $20^{\circ}C$에 저장하면서 사후경직 중에 나타나는 근육의 물리적, 화학적 변화를 조사하였다. 사후경직은 $10^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$ 에서보다 $0^{\circ}C$에서 빠르게 진행되었으며, 담수 사육한 것보다 해수 순치한 것이 경직개시 시간이 빨랐다. 사후경직 중 파괴강도와 사후 경직도와의 상관 관계는 없었으며, 파괴강도는 사후 12시간만에 최대로 되었고, 그 이후로는 육의 연화가 일어남으로 인하여 급격하게 저하된 반면에, 사후 경직도는 계속해서 증가하여 18시간 후에 최대치를 나타내었다. ATP 분해속도는 담수 사육어보다 해수 순치어에서 빨랐으며, 저장온도에 따른 분해속도는 $10^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에 비하여 $0^{\circ}C$에 저장한 시료에서 빠르게 나타났다. IMP 및 젖산은 저장온도가 낮을수록 축적속도가 빨랐고, 담수 사육어보다 해수 순치어에서 빠르게 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 담수어인 틸라피아를 해수에 순치시킴으로써 사후초기에 경직을 유도하고 근육의 물성을 변화시켜 식감을 증진시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2019

Rising of water temperature due to global warming is a great concern to aquaculturists and fishery biologists. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the effects of high water temperature on juvenile red spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara based on the evaluation of stress responses in blood. E. akaara juveniles were exposed to different thermal conditions ($25^{\circ}C$, $28^{\circ}C$, $31^{\circ}C$, and $34^{\circ}C$) for 6 weeks following 2 weeks of acclimation at $25^{\circ}C$. Blood cell morphology and number were examined at three sampling points (2, 7, and 42 days) from a total of 180 fish. Major erythrocytic cellular abnormalities (ECA) observed in blood smears of thermally stressed groups ($31^{\circ}C$ and $34^{\circ}C$) after 6 weeks were echinocytes, teardrop-like cells, swollen cells and vacuolated cells. Both red and white blood cell number (RBC and WBC) were significantly (p<0.05) elevated in $31^{\circ}C$ and $34^{\circ}C$ group after 6 weeks thermal exposure. Differential leucocytes number showed significant increases in neutrophil (N) and decreases in lymphocytes (L) in the highest temperature ($34^{\circ}C$). Different N:L ratio was observed at different thermal conditions which can be used as a reliable alternative to measure stress response. Taken together, these results suggest that higher temperature ($31^{\circ}C$ and $34^{\circ}C$) can interfere the immune system of red spotted grouper by altering the blood cell morphology and number.