Abstract
1. Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, subjected to moderate exercise (0.5 body length/sec) for 24 hr showed a significant decrease in plasma cortisol levels, after an initial sharp peak, compared to controls kept in still water.
2. These findings indicate that the exercising salmon at 0.5 bl/sec have reduced stress levels which may account for the increase in growth described in trained salmonids.
2. These findings indicate that the exercising salmon at 0.5 bl/sec have reduced stress levels which may account for the increase in growth described in trained salmonids.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Comparative Physiology |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 641-643 |
| ISSN | 0300-9629 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |