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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 258: R1089-R1091, 1990;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 258, Issue 4 1089-R1091, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Propranolol inhibits O2-sensitive chemoreceptor activity in trout gills

M. L. Burleson and W. K. Milsom
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

The effects of propranolol on the activity of O2-sensitive chemoreceptors innervated by cranial nerve IX were studied using an isolated, perfused first gill arch preparation from rainbow trout (Onchyrhyncos mykiss). Perfusing the gill with hypoxic perfusate resulted in an increase in chemoreceptor activity. Propranolol (100-200 nmol) added to the perfusate inhibited O2-receptor discharge during both normoxia and hypoxia and attenuated the response to bolus injections of NaCN (25 micrograms). These results suggest that a beta-adrenergic mechanism is involved in O2 chemoreception. They further suggest that the inhibitory effects of propranolol on branchial, O2-sensitive chemoreceptors may contribute to the attenuated hypoxic ventilatory reflex observed in intact fish after propranolol injections.


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