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Clove oil induces anaesthesia and blunts muscle contraction power in three Amazon fish species.
Fujimoto, Rodrigo Yudi; Pereira, Débora Martins; Silva, Jessica Cristina Souza; de Oliveira, Laís Cássia Araújo; Inoue, Luis Antonio Kioshi Aoki; Hamoy, Moisés; de Mello, Vanessa Jóia; Torres, Marcelo Ferreira; Barbas, Luis André Luz.
Afiliação
  • Fujimoto RY; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
  • Pereira DM; Faculdade de Engenharia de Pesca, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Bragança, PA, Brazil.
  • Silva JCS; Faculdade de Engenharia de Pesca, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Bragança, PA, Brazil.
  • de Oliveira LCA; Faculdade de Engenharia de Pesca, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Bragança, PA, Brazil.
  • Inoue LAKA; Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Dourados, MS, Brazil.
  • Hamoy M; Laboratório de Farmacologia e Toxicologia de Produtos Naturais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
  • de Mello VJ; Laboratório de Farmacologia e Toxicologia de Produtos Naturais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil.
  • Torres MF; Laboratório de Aquacultura de Espécies Tropicais, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Castanhal, Castanhal, Pará, 68740-970, Brazil.
  • Barbas LAL; Laboratório de Aquacultura de Espécies Tropicais, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, IFPA Campus Castanhal, Castanhal, Pará, 68740-970, Brazil. professorbarbas@hotmail.com.
Fish Physiol Biochem ; 44(1): 245-256, 2018 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29022202
Clove oil is used as an anaesthetic for many species of fish worldwide; however, relatively few studies have assessed its effectiveness on Amazon fish species and no compelling evidence has ever been reported on the relaxant properties of this oil for skeletal muscle of fish. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the latencies to deep anaesthesia and recovery, along with the myorelaxant effect of clove oil on three Amazon fish species: cardinal tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi, banded cichlid, Heros severus and angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare, submitted to short-term anaesthetic baths. Fish were assayed in three groups of 60 fish each and individually anaesthetized in a completely randomized design with six clove oil concentrations using 10 fish/species/concentration. Electromyographic recordings from dorsal muscle were performed during stages of induction and recovery in which nine fish/species/stage were used. Deep anaesthesia was attained for all concentrations tested, and no mortalities were observed throughout the experiments and after a 48-h observation period. Concentration of 90 µL L-1 and above promoted fast deep anaesthesia (< 3 min) and calm recovery in angelfish and cardinal tetra, whereas the concentration of 60 µL L-1 sufficed to quickly anaesthetize banded cichlid. Times to full recovery were not significantly contrasting among species and occurred within appropriate time threshold (< 5 min). Clove oil exerted a conspicuous depression of muscle contraction power, and therefore can be effectively used as a muscle relaxant agent for P. scalare, P. axelrodi, H. severus and potentially, for other fish species.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Óleo de Cravo / Peixes / Anestesia / Anestésicos / Contração Muscular Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Fish Physiol Biochem Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Óleo de Cravo / Peixes / Anestesia / Anestésicos / Contração Muscular Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Fish Physiol Biochem Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Holanda