| Literature DB >> 30102268 |
W Baylor Steele1, Rachel A Mole2, Bryan W Brooks3.
Abstract
Fish models and behaviors are increasingly used in the biomedical sciences; however, fish have long been the subject of ecological, physiological and toxicological studies. Using automated digital tracking platforms, recent efforts in neuropharmacology are leveraging larval fish locomotor behaviors to identify potential therapeutic targets for novel small molecules. Similar to these efforts, research in the environmental sciences and comparative pharmacology and toxicology is examining various behaviors of fish models as diagnostic tools in tiered evaluation of contaminants and real-time monitoring of surface waters for contaminant threats. Whereas the zebrafish is a popular larval fish model in the biomedical sciences, the fathead minnow is a common larval fish model in ecotoxicology. Unfortunately, fathead minnow larvae have received considerably less attention in behavioral studies. Here, we develop and demonstrate a behavioral profile protocol using caffeine as a model neurostimulant. Though photomotor responses of fathead minnows were occasionally affected by caffeine, zebrafish were markedly more sensitive for photomotor and locomotor endpoints, which responded at environmentally relevant levels. Future studies are needed to understand comparative behavioral sensitivity differences among fish with age and time of day, and to determine whether similar behavioral effects would occur in nature and be indicative of adverse outcomes at the individual or population levels of biological organization.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30102268 PMCID: PMC6126542 DOI: 10.3791/57938
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vis Exp ISSN: 1940-087X Impact factor: 1.355



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| Control | 0 | <LOD | Control | 0 | <LOD |
| 75th Centile* | 0.001 | 0.001 | 75th Centile* | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| 95th Centile* | 0.039 | 0.013 | 95th Centile* | 0.039 | 0.009 |
| 99th Centile* | 0.412 | 0.361 | 99th Centile* | 0.412 | 0.310 |
| THV | 4.07 | 3.81 | THV | 4.07 | 4.12 |
| 10% LC50 | 48.46 | 46.66 | 10% LC50 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
| 40% LC50 | 193.82 | 186.67 | 40% LC50 | 56.38 | 53.91 |
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| Total Distance Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Total Distance Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Total Distance Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Total Distance Light | − | 56.38 |
| Total Counts Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Total Counts Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Total Counts Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Total Counts Light | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Distance Dark | − | 193.82 | Bursting Distance Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Distance Light | 193.82 | 48.46 | Bursting Distance Light | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Counts Dark | 193.82 | 48.46 | Bursting Counts Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Counts Light | 193.82 | 48.46 | Bursting Counts Light | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Duration Dark | 193.82 | 48.46 | Bursting Duration Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Duration Light | − | 193.82 | Bursting Duration Light | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Distance Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Cruising Distance Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Distance Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Distance Light | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Counts Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Cruising Counts Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Counts Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Counts Light | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Duration Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Cruising Duration Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Duration Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Duration Light | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Distance Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Freezing Distance Dark | 0.039 | 0.001 |
| Freezing Distance Light | 0.039 | 0.001 | Freezing Distance Light | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Counts Dark | 0.412 | 0.039 | Freezing Counts Dark | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Counts Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Freezing Counts Light | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Duration Dark | − | 193.82 | Freezing Duration Dark | 56.38 | 14.10 |
| Freezing Duration Light | 48.46 | 4.07 | Freezing Duration Light | − | 56.38 |
| Dark 1 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Dark 1 PMR | 0.039 | 0.001 |
| Light 1 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Light 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Dark 2 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Dark 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Light 2 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Light 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Dark 1 PMR | − | 193.82 | Bursting Dark 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Light 1 PMR | − | 193.82 | Bursting Light 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Dark 2 PMR | 193.82 | 48.46 | Bursting Dark 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Bursting Light 2 PMR | − | 193.82 | Bursting Light 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Dark 1 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Dark 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Light 1 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Light 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Dark 2 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Cruising Dark 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Cruising Light 2 PMR | 193.82 | 48.46 | Cruising Light 2 PMR | 56.38 | 14.10 |
| Freezing Dark 1 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Freezing Dark 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Light 1 PMR | 193.82 | 48.46 | Freezing Light 1 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Dark 2 PMR | 48.46 | 4.07 | Freezing Dark 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |
| Freezing Light 2 PMR | 193.82 | 48.46 | Freezing Light 2 PMR | − | 56.38 |