Muscle growth in the Antarctic teleost, Notothenia neglecta (Nybelin)

Battram, John C.; Johnston, Ian A.. 1991 Muscle growth in the Antarctic teleost, Notothenia neglecta (Nybelin). Antarctic Science, 3 (01). 29-33. 10.1017/S0954102091000068

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Abstract/Summary

A histochemical and electron microscopy study was carried out on muscle growth in demersal stages of the Antarctic teleost Notothenia neglecta Nybelin. The total number of myotomal muscle fibres was similar in fish ranging in body mass from 11.9g to 889g. Post-anal myotomes contained around 17,000 slow muscle fibres and 70,000 fast muscle fibres. Myosatellite cells were extremely rare. The diameter of fast fibres varied from <10μm to 130μm in the smallest, and from >40μm to 450μm in the largest fish studied. Slow muscle fibre diameters in the largest fish ranged from >30μm to 260μm. Even the largest diameter slow fibres contained significant numbers of mitochondria, which suggests that the diffusion of oxygen does not limit metabolism. The results confirm that muscle fibre hyperplasia ceases prior to the demersal stages of the life history, and that subsequent muscle growth is entirely via the hypertrophy of existing fibres. Comparative studies suggest that this may be one of the factors contributing to the relatively slow rate of somatic growth in this species.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1017/S0954102091000068
ISSN:	0954-1020
Date made live:	22 Mar 2018 09:40 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519648

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1017/S0954102091000068

ISSN:

0954-1020

Date made live:

22 Mar 2018 09:40 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519648