Baseline defense system of comercial male king crab Lithodes santolla from the Beagle Channel?. Comparative Biology and Physiology, part A 181: 18-26.

NATASHA SCHVEZOV; GUSTAVO A. LOVRICH; FLORENTÍN, OLGA; M. CAROLINA ROMERO

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Año: 2015 vol. 181 p. 18 - 26

1095-6433

Environmental and physiological variations influence the steady-state concentration of free oxygen radicals in cells. Because of the seasonal life cycle of Lithodes santolla in the Beagle Channel, a baseline study of the antioxidant physiological variations along the seasons is necessary for a better understanding of its ecophysiology. The aimof this study was to evaluate the seasonal variations in gills, hemolymph, muscle and hepatopancreas of the:i) enzymatic activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione transferase; ii) ascorbic acid and total glutathione; iii) lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation; iv) glucose, proteins andpH. Seasonality found in the antioxidant defense system of L. santolla from the Beagle Channel acts in a collaborative way during the most relevant life cycle phases (reproduction and molting), avoiding a long termoxidative stress. The antioxidant system also shows changes in the enzymatic activities likely caused by the environmental factors, such as low temperatures during winter and spring seasons.©